Hajj 2025; Haramain Railway To Offer Passenger Capacity Of About 2 Million Seats!

Haramain Railway is one of the most used public transit systems that runs between Makkah, Madinah, and Jeddah. Facilitating travel for both local and global pilgrims, it helps him to move between the two holy cities with ease. This electric train was launched in September 2018, and now it has plans to add more seats for travellers visiting for the Hajj 2025.

Haramain Railway To Offer 4,768 Trips This Hajj

For this Hajj season, it was revealed by the Haramain Railway that 4,768 trips will be in operation. This will be done between Dhul Qada 1, which is April 29 and Dhul Hijah 20. Going by the post made on X, the operational plan for the railway has seen a 25% increase in the number of seats offered to the pilgrims. As a result, there will be an increase of about 400,000 seats as compared to the previous season. Allowing a safe travel for pilgrims, this is part of the operational plan for this year’s Hajj.

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Why Should You Consider Travelling By This Train?

To jog your memory, this is a high-speed railway, and it runs on a 453 km track. Connecting five main stations of Madinah, Makkah, Sulaymaniyyah Station in Jeddah, King Abdulaziz International Airport station, and King Abdullah Economic City station, it is truly the fastest way to travel between the two holy cities. Especially, as it covers the distance in just about two hours, as revealed by some publications! It is regarded as one of the 10 fastest trains in the world.

The railway operates the train at a speed of up to 300 km/h, and it features 35 trains, each with a capacity of 417 seats. The best bit yet? It offers both Economy and Business Class seats, which allows people to choose the seat on the basis of their budget. So while in Business Class people get access to complimentary drinks & meals and the cafeteria coach, including the trolley service as well. The Economy Class travellers get access to the cafeteria coach and trolley service only.

So, if you are also travelling for Hajj to Saudi Arabia, make sure to travel with a trip with Haramain Railway.

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