First cohort of Saudi women begins train driver training

Haramain High Speed Rail train at KLIA airport

SAUDI ARABIA: After receiving 28 000 applications from women for 30 high speed train driving vacancies, Renfe is about to begin training the successful candidates. According to the Spanish operator, the first trains to be driven by Saudi women should be running between Makkah and Madinah on the Haramain high ...

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