July 2, 2015 Medine Transport
On 2 July 2015, King Salman opened the new terminal of Medina's Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport, a gateway aimed at pilgrims and visitors. Billed as the kingdom's first airport privatisation, it had an initial capacity of 8 million passengers a year.
20179 years ago
On 31 December 2017, the Haramain High Speed Railway ran its inaugural train over the roughly 450 km line between Medina and Mecca. Carrying Saudi Arabia's transport minister, the train exceeded 300 km/h and completed the trip in 2 hours 52 minutes.
20188 years ago
On 29 May 2018, the first commercial flight departed from the new King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, a main gateway for Hajj and Umrah travel. Saudia flight SV1291 left for Gurayat at 05:15 local time as the terminal began a phased soft opening.
20188 years ago
On 11 October 2018, the Haramain High Speed Railway began carrying passengers. The first train from Medina to Mecca carried 417 passengers, while a second train left Mecca for Medina at the same time with the same number. Services initially ran four days a week, Thursday to Sunday.
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