Article: Saudi Arabia: Saudis award railway contract to consortium.

Byline: pinto03

The Saudi Railway Organisation (SRO) has awarded a 2.7 billion riyal (Dh2.6 billion) contract to implement the main railroad linking Riyadh with Qassim.

This was part of the kingdom's north-south railway linking the northern mineral belt with Riyadh and the industrial city of Jubail, which will be ready for freight movements by next year and passenger traffic within two years.

The new contract was awarded to a consortium that includes China Civil Engineering Construction Corp to build a rail link. The group includes Al Ayuni Trading and Contracting Co and Al Abdulaziz Al Omer Establishment for Trading and Contracting.

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