The refurbishment works include the renovation of entrances, ticket sales offices, passenger waiting lounge and service facilities, he said while launching the newly scheduled train services at Riyadh Railway Station on Monday. SRO Acting President Rumaih Al-Rumaih and other senior officials also attended the function.
Al-Jasser said the capacity of the station has also increased after the launch of the “Comprehensive access program” to serve people with special needs with setting up of a pedestrian bridge to link two parts of the station’s platform and four lifts to facilitate the movement of wheelchair users.
He said the SRO will increase the number of weekly services between its stations in Riyadh, Dammam, Hofuf and Abqaiq to reach 350 trips for passengers, an increase of 78 services over the previous number of 272 trips, up by 31 percent.