The Haramain Railway or Mecca-Medina Railway
This is an extension on the other question about Mecka:
Is it allowed as a non-moslem to take the train to Mecka, stay in the nearabouts of the station and then take the train to Medina ?
Without trouble ie risking being kicked out (one commenter wanted the restrictions on moving in the holy cities removed but that for me is entirely up to the moslem world to decide itself !)
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Who built Haramain railway?
Foster + Partners has completed stations in Saudi Arabian cities Mecca, Medina, Jeddah and King Abdullah Economic City, connected by the 280-mile Haramain high-speed rail line.How fast is the Haramain train?
Trains run in service at 300 kilometres per hour (190 mph), and travelling the 78 kilometres (48 mi) between Jeddah and Makkah takes 43 minutes, while the 449 kilometres (279 mi) between Makkah and Medina takes about 2 hours.Is there a train from Mecca to Medina?
Saudi Railways Company (SAR) operates a train from Makkah to Madinah every 4 hours. Tickets cost 315\ufdfc and the journey takes 2h 20m. Alternatively, SAPTCO operates a bus from Makkah to Madinah every 4 hours. Tickets cost 60\ufdfc - 100\ufdfc and the journey takes 5h 58m.Is Haramain train working?
Saudi Arabia's Haramain High Speed Railway will resume operations starting from Wednesday, March 31, 2021, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The railway line's services were suspended in March 2020 to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.Haramain HIGH SPEED Railway 🚅 From Madina To Makkkah | قطار الحرمين السريع | Saudi Arabia | Madinah
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