The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - A Railway Hub

Source：Fleming Gulf Release Date：2013-12-05 293

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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has entered its next phase of development for railways with SAR (Saudi Railway Company) emerging as a major link within Saudi Arabia to expand the trade network.

The rail network will be used to transport the largest freight of minerals such as phosphate and bauxite. To achieve a smoother and harmonized trade in the region, an investment of $45 billion has been approved by the government of Saudi Arabia to boost its railway connectivity. The North South Railway Line which is the first active freight line is almost in its completion stage and will be operational by mid 2014. Many other projects like the Jeddah Metro, Makkah Madina Rail Project and others are in the pipeline.

The 5th Annual Middle East Rail Opportunities responding to the current economic boom in the Kingdom will be held on 5 - 6 May 2014 in Riyadh. The two day summit will include intense discussions on the on-going rail projects in the Middle East. While reviewing the the operational challenges in the railways and the trade links being laid across the regions, the summit will provide recommendations on opting the best strategies, proposing advancing innovations & tailor made solutions to the region's challenges.

A special CEO panel discussion on 'Prioritizing Rail in the GCC Region' will be a part of the summit's two day program. Lead by Eng. Ibrahim K. Kutubkhanah, Metro Jeddah Company Chief Executive Officer, Khalid Al Hogail from SAPTCO and Fran?ois-Xavier Perin representing RATP Dev, the panel discussion will resolve queries of the attendees on how to identify new corridors for rail extensions and expansions. The panel will reveal techniques for better reliability, maintenance, flexibility and integration of existing rail infrastructure.

CSR Corporation Limited who is the largest rail transit equipment manufacturer in China and comprehensive solution providers in the world is the Gold Sponsor for the summit. They will exhibit their latest techniques at the summit to the Policy Makers and Government Ministry Officials. CSR insists on dedicating efforts to providing world-class products and services. They have a complete system for independent development, batch production and standard service of DMU/EMU, locomotive, passenger coach, freight wagon, metro car, light rail vehicle and related components, not only taking up over 50% domestic market share, but also exporting to over 70 countries and regions around the world.

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