Alhamdullilah, Alhamdullilah, Alhamdullilah....On Nov 2018, I experienced the haramain high speed train from Madinah to Makkah, I did a Morning-Evening return journey. In the post below, I am going to cover a few points that might help people visiting. 1. Booking of the ticket can be done online , I think they make tickets available for booking online some 30 or 40 days in advance. Only limited seats are up for grabs online, rest I think are sold at the station. So to book, do it online or have someone do it for you locally (too many of us don't have access to that facility). I booked online. 2. 2018 Info: Train runs 4 trips a day and only 4 days a week (Thu, Fri, Sat and Sun) Train Schedule Update 2024: Frequency has been increased!! Check the latest schedule (link given above) 3. There are some 8 Economy Coaches and 2 Business Coaches. 4. Train is new, clean & comfortable. 5. There is a cafeteria on the train. 6. In Makkah, the train statio
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