Atlas Corridor
Component

Saudi North-South Railway (NSR)

railway

Cities

Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Haradh
Saudi Arabia
Al-Haditha
Saudi Arabia

Distance

2750km
new
2750km
rehabilitated
– km
existing
– km

Cost

$3.5b
$3,500,000,000

Phases

operational, 2016

Objective

The line extends to the Jordan border and will link with Jordanian, Israeli (via Haifa), and European networks.

Description

The Saudi North-South Railway, a key component of the IMEC corridor, is a 2,750 km network linking Riyadh to Al-Haditha and mining sites to Ras Al-Khair.

Finance

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$3500000000 investment
Public Investment Fund Development bank

Operators

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Saudi Arabia Railways
Company

Contractors

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China Railway Construction Corporation Limited
Company
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Saudi Binladin Group
Company