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CTW 100 - North-South Railway (NSR) Project


 The North-South Railway (NSR) project in Saudi Arabia is paramount in global railway construction endeavours. In short, NSR is notably the most extended installation of the European Train Control System (ETCS). This project encompasses a 2,400km rail network that seamlessly connects Riyadh. Moreover, the nation's capital is northwest, with Al Haditha, adjacent to the Jordanian border. Furthermore, this connection serves both passenger and freight transport demands.

Furthermore, the project includes a 1,486km industrial line that extends from the phosphate-rich region. The region is from Al Jalamid in the north to the bauxite-laden area of Al Azbirah in the country's centre. This line proceeds eastward, culminating at the processing and export hub of Raz Az Zwar. A 1,418km passenger route commences in Riyadh, traversing through pivotal industrial locations such as Sudair, Al Qassim, Hail, Al-Jawf, and Al-Basyata, ultimately reaching Al Haditha.

Brown Eagle supplied turnouts, sleepers, and various railway materials to the NSR CTW 100 Project for its client, Saudi Binladin Group. In addition, the project recently completed the construction of CTW100, which spans 730 kilometres from the fertilizer and aluminium complex at Ras Az Zour on the Gulf coast to the bauxite mine of Al Zabirah, including the spurs to the Al Zabirah mine site and Jubail.

The 3,900km rail expansion plans include constructing the North-South Railway line. The other two projects include a 1,100km landbridge project connecting the eastern and western parts of Saudi Arabia. However, a 450km high-speed rail link from Haramin to Jeddah connects Makkah and Madinah. This project has priority over other projects due to its strategic importance in contributing to the national economy. It is an integral part of the planned phosphate and bauxite mining projects in the country's northern region. This will make Saudi Arabia the second largest exporter of minerals in the world.

The project will transport four million tons of commodities and two million passengers annually. Freight operations started in 2010, and passenger operations began in 2011-12.

On 9th April 2009, SAR signed three new contracts to continue its work on the railway. The first contract was awarded to Thales, a French Group, and the Saudi Bin Laden group to build European-style security systems. The second contract was granted to ElectroMotive Diesel Inc., a US firm that designed and manufactured 4300HP locomotives.

The North-South Railway will have 107 bridges and 2,679 culverts along the 2,400km freight and passenger line. This stretch involves the construction of a 280km rail line in the Al Nafude desert between Hail and Al Jawf.

In addition, the 2,400km rail route has a centralized traffic control (CTC) signalling system.

The North-South Railway line deploys 25 diesel locomotives with 4,300hp engines. Each locomotive is 3km long, with 160 wagons; each wagon carries 100 tons of minerals. The pre-qualification of tenders began on June 30th, 2010.

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