The pioneers of pilgrims reach Makkah away from the troubles of the heat via the Haramain train, the fastest in the Middle East

'Weather of Arabia - Sinan Khalaf - The lens of the "Saudi Press Agency" documented the arrival of the first pioneers of pilgrims' trips to the Sacred House of God coming from the city of Jeddah and Medina to Makkah Al-Mukarramah via the fastest electric train in the Middle East serving the guests of Rahman between the two purest spots.

The transport and logistics system provides its services through one of the longest trains in the world to the pilgrims of the Holy House of God. to enhance integration and interdependence with all modes of the transport system; The train serves arrivals through the airport to transport them to Makkah Al-Mukarramah, with a fleet of 15 trains, with a capacity of 1.5 million seats, with a speed of 300 km / h, and a road network of 453 km.

The Haramain express train is being operated by 35 electric trains, with a capacity of 417 passengers per train through 13 carriages divided into 5 business class compartments, in addition to a "cafeteria" and 8 economy class compartments. This brings the number of business class seats to 113, while the number of economy class seats is 304.

The advanced means of transportation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including modern air-conditioned trains and others, contribute to alleviating the brunt of the heat on the pilgrims of the Sacred House of God during the process of moving to and from the holy sites, in which external temperatures exceed the 45 degrees Celsius barrier at times.