{"id":83469,"date":"2024-12-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2024\/12\/31\/saudi-arabia-railways-to-transfer-freight-trains-to-new-al-ahsa-track\/"},"modified":"2024-12-31T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T00:00:00","slug":"saudi-arabia-railways-to-transfer-freight-trains-to-new-al-ahsa-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2024\/12\/31\/saudi-arabia-railways-to-transfer-freight-trains-to-new-al-ahsa-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia Railways to transfer freight trains to new Al Ahsa track"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">RAIL-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>SAR tran<\/strong><strong>sferring freight trains to Al Ahsa:<\/strong> Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) is transferring freight trains to a new route in Al Ahsa Governorate, where they are expected to start operations on 28 January 2025, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spa.gov.sa\/N2235168\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">SPA<\/a> reports. The new track at Al Ahsa will provide greater flexibility in the movement of freight between King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam and the dry port in Riyadh. The new track is part of the SAR-operated <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sar.com.sa\/about-sar\/ournetwork\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">East Train<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sar.com.sa\/about-sar\/ournetwork\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">network<\/a> with a cargo train operating on a 556km line starting at King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam and ending in Riyadh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING THIS MORNING-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Iran gains <\/strong><strong>EAEU <\/strong><strong>observer status<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>Iran expects a surge in trade with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) after gaining observer status and finalizing a free trade agreement that will cut tariffs on 87% of Iranian exports. 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