Dream of the Desert luxury train to be operational in Saudi Arabia in 2025

Dream of the Desert luxury train to be operational in Saudi Arabia in 2025

Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) and the Italian Arsenale Group, which specializes in managing luxury train trips, agreed to launch the Dream of the Desert luxury train service in Saudi Arabia. The Dream of the Desert train, which will have 40 luxury cabins and a maximum capacity of 80 passengers, is due to arrive in Saudi Arabia in the summer of 2025, with the first paying guests scheduled to depart in November 2025.Dr. Bashar Al-Malik, CEO of SAR, and Paolo Barletta, CEO of the board of directors of Arsenale Group, signed an agreement in this regard recently in a ceremony held in the presence of Minister of Transport and Logistics and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) Eng. Saleh Al-Jasser.The agreement aims to implement a memorandum of understanding signed between the two parties on March 15, 2023. The first luxury train for “rail cruising” across Saudi Arabia will be operational on a 770-mile route from Riyadh, passing through Hail, to the northern city of Al-Qurayat, close to the border with Jordan.Speaking on the occasion, Al-Jasser said that the launch of the luxury train services in the Kingdom for the first time