Monitoring Desk
ISLAMABAD/MAKKAH: For the first time, Saudi women started driving a high-speed train that operates between Makkah and Madinah.
Saudi railway authorities also released a video of women driving trains during training while sitting in the driver’s cabin.
In the video clip and pictures that went viral on social and international media, the Saudi women could be seen performing their duties on the Saudi train.
Driving training
Saudi Railways said that 31 women have completed training to drive the high-speed train.
The Haramain train between Makkah and Madinah is among the fastest trains in the world.
Saudi woman Sara Al Shehri said that she and her colleagues were the first to drive a high-speed train in the Middle East and she was proud of it.
Noorah Hisham, another Saudi woman, who has completed training, said it was a job of great responsibility. “The safety of those who come for Umrah, Hajj and Ziarat is the responsibility of the Haramain express drivers,” she said.
Saudi female driver Shajin al-Mursi said that it was a matter of great pride to be part of the first group to receive training to drive a train. “I will serve my country by driving the express train,” she said.
