Saudi Railways Organization
Passenger train on the Dammam–Riyadh line. | |
Native name | المؤسسة العامة للخطوط الحديدية |
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| Founded | 13 May 1966 |
| Defunct | April 1, 2021 |
| Fate | Merged into the Saudi Railway Company (now Saudi Arabia Railways) |
| Headquarters | Dammam railway station, , Saudi Arabia |
Area served | Saudi Arabia |
Key people |
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| Revenue | SAR 535 million (2014) |
| Website | saudirailways.org |
The Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) (Arabic: المؤسسة العامة للخطوط الحديدية) was a state-owned railway company that operated part of Saudi Arabia's rail network, along with the Saudi Railway Company (now Saudi Arabia Railways). The SRO operated a network of railways with a total length of approximately 1,380 kilometers. The network consisted of two main lines. A 449 km passenger line that links Dammam with Riyadh, and a 556 km freight line that connects the King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam with Riyadh.
There are plans to extend the network to the Red Sea port of Jeddah and, eventually to the borders of Jordan, Yemen, and perhaps all the way to Egypt.
Approval to merge the Saudi Railways Organization and Saudi Railway Company was announced in February 2021, the merger took place on 1 April 2021 and the merged entity is known as the Saudi Arabia Railways.