Haramain high-speed railway resumes operation after a year
The Haramain high-speed railway (HHR); resumed its operation on Wednesday more than a year after it suspended services due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in the Kingdom.
The operation of the HHR, which links four major cities in western Saudi Arabia; was suspended on March 21, 2020, as part of the government’s efforts to curb the spread of the deadly virus.
Makkah Governor Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, who is also an adviser to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman; flagged off the train at
the King Abdulaziz International Airport station in Jeddah; while Madinah Governor Prince Faisal Bin Salman witnessed the resumption of the operation in Madinah.