The 1,242 km line[1][2] begins at Qurrayat and passes through Al-Jouf, Hail and Al-Qassim regions before terminating in Riyadh.

In March 2012, the Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) signed a contract worth SAR 553 million with Spanish company CAF to design and manufacture six 200 km/h diesel push-pull trains.

[3][4] CAF handed over the first train to the Saudi Railway Company (SAR) in September 2015.

[5] A trial run was conducted on the line between Riyadh and Majmah in October 2016.

[8] There are six stations on the line: Riyadh, Majma'a, Qassim, Hail, Al-Jawf, and Qurayyat.