Saudi rail expansion plan nears completion says minister

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is nearing completion of a study for a massive railway link connecting the east to the west of the Kingdom, Transport Minister Saleh Al-Jasser, told Al Saudiya TV.
The project involved the construction of a line from Yanbu to King Abdullah Port, followed by Jeddah Port to Riyadh, in addition to developing the existing railway line to the Eastern Region, Al-Jasser explained.
Al-Jasser said that studies on the project began in October 2019 and are now nearing completion.