10/11/2014
During his meeting with the Eastern Chamber business sector
Al Suwaiket: railway investment strategy bearing horizontal effort to support the resettlement and Saudization
His Excellency the President of the Saudi railways organization engineer Mohamed Bin Khalid Al suwaiket KPC stressed on the presence of representatives of the private sector in the implementation of the new strategy of the institution, of expansion and diversification depending on the diversity of projects in the field of railways.
Alswaiket said at a meeting organized by the East Chamber Monday 10 November 2014 headquarters in Dammam with the business sector, the transport by railways is multimodal, carries many advantages, notably a reliance regardless of time of day or the season or weather, by better attendance at services where loading and unloading is done on schedule and in specific dates, as well as the capacity of the trains to help move large volumes of goods that other means cannot move, thus There is a direct impact on the creation of temporal and spatial utility goods in. Eliminates many of the negative effects arising from the problems of congestion and road maintenance, the process of transport trucks and buses.
The activity of transport by train between Dammam and Riyadh, said that the process of transferring passengers between the cities of Dammam and Riyadh through the cities of Riyadh and Hofuf on the line no. (1) is 449 km, as well as the transport of goods from the port of Dammam to Riyadh dry port on line no. 2, 556 km.. As for passenger transport are running 12 passenger train daily for passenger at speed 140 km/h, the total number of passengers for the year 2013, about 1.2 million passengers, that the enterprise has 8 modern trains crews with a capacity of 2,300 seats, 75 passenger capacity of 3200 seats, plus 4 crews under training, and by increasing the number of trains will increase the number of trips and an increase in the number of travelers between Dammam and Riyadh to more than 2 million passengers annually.
He said the expansion of the train stations are a promising investment opportunities for business and most notably Dammam based station project area 96555 m 2 of surrounding services, up to (400 passengers/hour) average (one train per hour, with either the new station contains a shopping mall investment space 34.884 square meters, and the proposed site for the bus station serving public transport project area 2 192 m 2, as well as the proposed site for the Metro area of Dammam, 250 square meters and the hotel gym and multi-use area of 12 642 m 2, parking Multiple roles of 30.721 sqm and a mosque in an area of 850 square meters and capacity for the station about 2 420 (passengers/hour) of 6 trains per hour so that the total area of the station 148.000 square meters.
And the transport of goods, said Alswaiket the total number of carriages of which 858 vehicles cart 2591 transfer containers double. In addition to the 555 cart under manufacturing. The Foundation conducts a (13) goods train per day and include the transfer of containers from the port of Dammam to Riyadh dry port and vice versa, and to move the grain from Dammam port to Al-kharj arasco plant and silo plant in Riyadh, and the cement of the Saudi cement factory into Dar es Salaam port of Dammam and Al Ain Dar Al balha factory to Riyadh, and limestone from the Alquaiah factory, and the transfer of vehicles from the port of Dammam to Riyadh dry port.
He said that to prevent the accumulation of seaports and value the need for infrastructure, was 534 000 TEU in 2013 by trains, which provide all types of containers and sizes: frozen and common and special vehicles for transportation of cars and he said on the strategic plan for the railways Corporation from 2010 to 2030, requiring expansion of railways to about 19 railway length up to 9900 km, covering (mmrl Highway) with a length of 450 km and speed of 300 km/h, on the stations Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, King Abdullah economic city in. As well as (North South line) is a railway line to transport phosphate from Jalamid to port new good length of 1486 km and another line of modern passengers to Riyadh to Al jawf, hail Gassim along 995 km.. Then (the draft land bridge) is a railway line along the 950 km connects Jeddah Islamic port on the West Coast with the capital Riyadh being selected path and design for the project.. In addition to (the GCC train project) along 2177 km
Inside the Kingdom: 663 km, main station and Dammam, additional stations in Al Khafji, Jubail, aqeer, various, Salwa: the passenger (200) km/hour, cargo (80-120) km/hr.. The project will be run in an integrated manner at the end of 2018 stressing that the Foundation is entrusted with the functions of the railway authority established under Council of Ministers resolution No. (1) dated January 12, 1429 to regulate transport by railways and develop a safe and effective method in accordance with best practices and international standards, the several tasks including the licensing of providers of transport services by railways and the granting of safety certificates and the control of the competitions and regulating disputes, monitor performance, develop industry standards and interoperability, protection of the interests of users and monitor service levels.
The Foundation urged to encourage and urge companies specialized in railway infrastructure and manufacturing engines and parts in factories in the Kingdom to support the national economy and provide job opportunities for young people. He added that there is potential for the private sector to share in many investment projects, adding that the investment themes revolve around land investment and partnership in the establishment of the Foundation, investing in the localization industry, localization, and cargo and logistic areas. And the land of the railway company has said lands within and outside the range according to the rules of the institution can be leasehold institution directly but within the urban domain to bid for .He added that the Foundation currently 582 rent request the recipients and seek coordination with the Chamber's land distribution by activity (factories, services to carriers, housing, warehouses, plus the Foundation want to form a joint working group with the Chamber to study and determine its seriousness and distribution activities mentioned.).
He said that in addition to a number of land ready for lease on the right rail of alahssa it is also available a very large tracts of land to the left of the railway cannot be exploited because there are no asphalt roads up to.. And the institution of land within the urban domain in the featured sites will be put up for bidding will be allocated to create residential buildings to benefit society, and has put in the way of investment. He was the Chamber Chairman of the Board Abdulrahman bin Saleh Al otaishan, who guided the dialogue could occur opening the meeting said that the meeting comes in the meetings organized by the Chamber of senior officials of national institutions and public bodies in the kingdom, also comes as an extension of programs and events designed to activate communication between the representatives of the State in various operational positions, leading to greater common understanding on many issues and topics of interest to the business sector in the region.
He said that railways are one of the most vital installations in the Kingdom, and its importance is growing day after day we witness the strategy and future in supporting the national economy, and to contribute to balanced development. At the end of the meeting the meeting Al otaishan honored the Guest with Memorial shield.
