BURAIDAH — HRH Prince Dr. Faisal bin Mishaal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Qassim Region, presided today over the graduation ceremony of 400 male and female students from the Saudi Technical Railway Institute (SARB), held at the King Khalid Cultural Center in Buraidah, in the presence of Engineer Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, Minister of Transport and Logistic Services, Dr. Rumaih bin Mohammed Al-Rumaih, Deputy Minister and Chairman of the Institute's Board, and a number of senior government and private-sector officials.

In his remarks, the prince said the achievement reflects the leadership's support for building specialized national talent in one of the most vital sectors — rail transport — noting that SARB represents a national success story that underscores Qassim's role as a strategic technical hub for training the leaders and technicians of modern transport.

"I am proud of this group of young men and women who will play an active role in developing the rail sector, a sector historically tied to a national vision that began in the era of the late King Abdulaziz," the prince said, praising the quality training programs the institute delivers to global standards.

The graduating class covered several vital specialties:

  • Train driving (176 graduates)
  • Locomotive and railcar maintenance (101 graduates)
  • Signaling, communications and control systems (58 graduates)
  • Shunting operations (41 graduates)
  • Infrastructure maintenance (24 graduates)

Dr. Rumaih Al-Rumaih said the institute is playing an effective role in achieving the goals of the National Transport and Logistics Strategy by supplying the sector with qualified Saudi talent capable of working in advanced operational environments, noting that the new graduates are ready to join the Kingdom's largest projects and national and international companies.

SARB offers eight specialized programs covering train driving, systems maintenance, ground services, operations monitoring and station operation, reinforcing the Kingdom's position as a global logistics hub and strengthening the efficiency of modern transport locally and regionally.

This graduation comes as part of the Kingdom's accelerating steps to localize the transport sector and achieve professional and technical self-sufficiency with trained Saudi talent, keeping pace with the major transformation underway in the rail sector amid giant projects such as the Riyadh Metro and the GCC Rail Link, among others.