{"id":41329,"date":"2025-09-10T13:30:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T13:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/?p=41329"},"modified":"2025-09-10T13:31:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T13:31:00","slug":"riyadh-rail-link-first-details-on-new-35km-double-track-corridor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/riyadh-rail-link-first-details-on-new-35km-double-track-corridor\/","title":{"rendered":"Riyadh Rail Link: First Details on New 35km Double-Track Corridor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Travel in Saudi Arabia is about to get easier with <strong>Riyadh Rail Link<\/strong>, a <strong>35-kilometre double-track corridor<\/strong> running north to south across the capital. The line will <strong>connect the North\u2013South railway with the Eastern railway<\/strong>, making journeys faster and smoother for passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Riyadh Rail Link is part of the Saudi Landbridge. Key elements of this project include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Direct travel between Riyadh and Jeddah<\/strong> via a 900-kilometre line to King Abdullah Port<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Upgraded Riyadh\u2013Dammam corridor<\/strong> for faster and more reliable trips<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Connections to King Abdullah Economic City and Yanbu<\/strong> for easier access to key destinations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NorthTrain-1-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NorthTrain-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NorthTrain-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NorthTrain-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NorthTrain-1-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NorthTrain-1-2048x1024.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NorthTrain-1-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once operational, the <strong>new rail link will make it simpler for residents and visitors to move across the capital and beyond<\/strong>. With the 2034 FIFA World Cup approaching, passengers will be able to reach all the venues without hassle. If you&#8217;re interested in the upcoming tournament, make sure to check out <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/inside-saudi-arabias-fifa-world-cup-2034-every-stadium-and-city-revealed\">all the stadiums set to host the World Cup matches<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saudi Arabia is also part of a broader vision to connect the Gulf by rail through the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/all-updates-on-gcc-railway-project-key-progress-cross-border-challenges\">GCC Railway Project<\/a><\/strong>, which aims to link the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travel in Saudi Arabia is about to get easier with Riyadh Rail Link, a 35-kilometre double-track corridor running north to south across the capital. The line will connect the North\u2013South railway with the Eastern railway, making journeys faster and smoother for passengers. Riyadh Rail Link is part of the Saudi Landbridge. Key elements of this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":41330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-41329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"}}],"countries":[{"id":15507,"slug":"ksa","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/ksa\/","api_id":215,"title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia"}}],"cities":[{"id":15508,"slug":"riyadh","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/ksa\/riyadh\/","api_id":283,"title":{"rendered":"Riyadh"}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41329\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}