Saudi Landbridge Railway

Year	2014
Nation	Saudi Arabia
Location	Jeddah – Riyadh – Dammam Corridor
Client	Italferr S.p.A.
Contractor	EDIN S.r.l.
Technical director	Marcello Colasanti
Activity performed	Preliminary and detailed design for the Saudi Landbridge Railway, including a 300 m span arch bridge
Project value	5 200 000 000 €
Key works	Part of the Saudi Railways Expansion Programme, intended mainly for freight transport
	Design of the new railway connection between Jeddah on the Red Sea coast and Riyadh, with upgrading of the existing 450 km line between Riyadh and Dammam
	Design of a new 115 km line connecting Dammam with Jubail on the Persian Gulf
	Development of single-track infrastructure designed to allow future upgrade to dual track
	Integration within the Saudi Vision 2030 framework, aiming to create a logistic hub connecting the country’s main regions