Minister of Finance Dr Ibrahim Al-Assaf, who is also Chairman of the board of directors of the General Investments Fund and Dr Jubarah Al-Sireisiri, the Minister of Transport and Chairman of the board of directors of the Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) have signed a contract with Foster Company for preparation of engineering designs for passengers' stations of the project of Al-Haramain High Speed Train (HHST), which is estimated to cost SR 142 million.
Dr al-Sireisiri said this contract represents the second part of the first phase of the project of Al-Haramain High Speed Train.
He noted that the designs will be in line with the international standards and specifications.
Dr al-Sireisiri said these Railway stations will be located in Makkah, Madinah, Jeddah and Rabigh.
Dr al-Sireisiri pointed out that Foster company is one of the greatest specialized companies in the field of engineering designing.
On his part, SRO President Abdulaziz Al-Hukeil said the SRO in cooperation with the representatives of the World Bank and the General Investments Fund is finalizing the documents of the second phase of the project.
Source: Daily
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