RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Haramain High Speed Railway carried more than 818,000 passengers over 2,540 journeys during Ramadan, a 265 percent increase on the same period last year.
The figures, revealed by Saudi Arabia Railways, showed the number of daily trips operated during the holy month exceeded 115, with a commitment rate of more than 97 percent.
As part of its operational plan for Ramadan, the company increased the frequency of Haramain train services, providing more than 1 million seats through the line’s five stations.
SAR’s director general of marketing and corporate communications, Mohammed bin Muath Hamidaddin, said the integrated action plan had been implemented in coordination with the Saudi-Spanish Train Project Co., the operator of the Haramain High Speed Railway, and relevant government agencies.
