Riyadh: Saudi women will now drive the Makkah-Madinah Haramain train. Saudi Railways has reported that 32 indigenous women have completed the training. You said that this is part of the project to empower women in the transport and logistics sector. The Makkah-Madinah Haramain High Speed Train is one of the fastest trains in the world. Saudi Railways organized a graduation ceremony for the first batch of women to drive these trains.
Saudi Railways has released a video of women driving trains and exercising while sitting in the cockpit. Muhannad Shekhar, an expert, said both male and female captains will be trained to drive the train.
Many women expressed their pride in having the opportunity to become the first female express train conductor in West Asia. The female drivers also said it is great motivation to work diligently to transport pilgrims and visitors to Mecca and Medina. The public transport authority has announced that Saudi women are being trained to be train drivers on the Haramain Express train as a continuation of the empowerment of women in the transport and logistics sector.
Saudi women will now drive the Makkah-Madinah Haramain train
