{
  "id": 13667720,
  "title": "Saudi Arabia announces two additional overnight trains to Riyadh on Sunday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/saudi-arabia-announces-two-additional-overnight-trains-to-riyadh-on",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-11T06:52:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/saudi-arabia-announces-two-additional-overnight-trains-to-riyadh-on-sunday-1.500706270"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) has introduced two new overnight train services from Qassim to Riyadh via Majmaah, set to commence on Sunday, October 11. These additional trains will offer passengers more flexibility in their travel plans, departing Qassim at 12.30am and 1.30am, with arrival times in Riyadh at 2.58am and 3.58am, respectively. The first service, Train No. 149, will make an eight-minute stop in Majmaah before resuming its journey and arriving in Riyadh at 2.58am. The second service, Train No. 139, will depart Qassim at 1.30am, stop in Majmaah for the same duration, and reach Riyadh at 3.58am. Both trains will take approximately two hours and 28 minutes to complete the journey, including the stop in Majmaah. SAR has urged passengers to book their tickets through their official website or the SAR North and East mobile application for these new overnight train options.",
  "summary": "Dubai: Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) has announced two additional overnight train services from Qassim to Riyadh via Majmaah, scheduled to operate in the early hours of Sunday, October 11. The railway operator said the extra services would depart Qassim at 12.30am and 1.30am, arriving in the Saudi capital at 2.58am and 3.58am, respectively. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News…",
  "key_points": [
    "Saudi Arabia Railways introduces two new overnight trains from Qassim to Riyadh.",
    "Trains depart at 12.30am and 1.30am, arriving in Riyadh at 2.58am and 3.58am.",
    "Passengers urged to book tickets via SAR's official website or mobile app."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
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      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}