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SYSTRA is part of a consortium of contractors carrying out the preliminary design of one of the world’s most ambitious railway projects, the Saudi Landbridge.
BOOSTING TRADE AND PASSENGER TRANSPORT
The project involves the creation of a passenger and logistics network stretching more than 2,000 kilometers across the country from the Red Sea to the Kingdom’s eastern coast. The construction of this landbridge will establish, for the first time, a rail link between the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf, connecting the critical logistical zones of the Port of Dammam, which opens the market to Asia, and Jeddah, which serves as a key liaison with Europe, Africa and the Americas.
Cutting-edge technologies for a range of challenges
SYSTRA teams specialized in rail infrastructure are preparing preliminary designs with focal points centering on various areas of expertise including track, large infrastructure, earthworks, hydrology, and geotechnology. Part of the system (200 kilometers) will include a mixed heavy freight and passenger line with ERTMS level 2 signaling and a centralized traffic command system.
The Saudi Landbridge Project aims to give the Kingdom a strategic position in the logistics sector, making it an indispensable player in the region, but it also represents an important administrative milestone: If it succeeds, this will be the first railway in Saudi Arabia built on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis.
