The Operations Director of the Haramain High Speed Train Project, Engineer Rayan Al-Harbi, revealed to “Okaz” that 84 trips are operated daily between Mecca and Jeddah, indicating that ticket prices will start from 23 riyals per trip.
He explained that the goal is to facilitate the performance of Umrah for the residents of Jeddah, by making the Sulaymaniyah station the first choice for them. For the services it provides, especially the provision of Makkah bus service to transport pilgrims from the station to the Grand Mosque. It is noteworthy that trips from Madinah to Makkah Al-Mukarramah and vice versa, and the rest of the stations will be increased with peak time, after all stations have been equipped to serve Umrah performers.
Abdulaziz Ghazzawi (Jeddah)