Saudi Arabia awards contract to expand freight railway network
By Pramod Kumar
June 9, 2026 10:08 AM
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Saudi Arabia is expanding logistics connectivity between ports and cargo terminals within the kingdom and neighbouring countriesCopyright:CelCinar/Alamy
The state-owned Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) has awarded a contract to expand its freight railway network in the Eastern Province.
The expansion will connect more than 1,000 global and local facilities in the Dammam industrial zone to ports and other logistics hubs across the country.
The contract for the 22.7km single-track Dammam 2nd Industrial City railway connection project was awarded to a joint venture between OHL Arabia, a subsidiary of Spain’s Ohla Group, and Hassan Allam Construction Saudi, a unit of Egypt’s Hassan Allam Holding.
