CAF exports six trains to Saudi Arabia from the Port of Bilbao

The composition of each of these trains consists of two locomotives and thirteen cars.

Each of these trains consists of two locomotives and thirteen carriages.
The added value of the contracts signed by CAF in Saudi Arabia amounts to more than 400 million euros


The CAF firm embarks six in the Port of Bilbao Trains bound for the company of the Saudi Arabian Railways (SAR). The first two units are already at their destination, the new and modern Riyadh railway station, where they have made their first test trip, traveling the 1.130 km. that separate the towns of Nariyah and Riyadh. 

 

The composition of each of these trains consists of two locomotives and thirteen cars. The train, with a total length of 280 meters, has a capacity of 444 passengers, and incorporates the most advanced and modern technologies in the field of passenger transport, through its materials, designs and state-of-the-art equipment. The stowage tasks have been carried out by Consignaciones Toro y Betolaza and Servicios Logísticos Portuarios (SLP).

 

[Img # 15192]The added value of the contracts signed by CAF in Saudi Arabia amounts to more than 400 million euros, and is the clear exponent of the firm's determined plan to position itself in this demanding and competitive market.

 

This investment, one of the most important in the infrastructure area launched by Saudi Arabia. Its objective is to increase the commercial and urban planning movement in the cities that the line runs through, also helping to attract a greater number of industrial investments to the area.

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