Saudi Arabia pushes on with expansion projects: Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead with three ambitious projects to build new lines totalling 3770km. This will treble the size of the existing network.(Middle East)

From: International Railway Journal | Date: March 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

SAUDI Arabia is similar in size to Western Europe. It is among the 25 largest economies in the world and the largest in the Arab world. But the country has a population of only 24 million, although this is set to double in the next 15 years, and a very small rail network consisting of a 449km passenger line linking Riyadh with the Gulf port of Dammam, and a 556km freight line which takes a more circuitous route between these two cities via Harad.

The Saudi economy is doing very well. Last year, it grew by 6.5%, inflation was at just 0.6%, and the country had a record surplus ...

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