Buraidah, Saudi Arabia, Safar 29, 1440, Nov 7, 2018, SPA -- His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Vice President of the Council of Ministers, and Minister of Defense, visited here today Saudi Railway Polytechnic (SRP) in Qassim Region. Upon his arrival, HRH the Crown Prince was received by Prince Fahd bin Turki bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of Qassim Region; Dr. Nabil bin Mohammed Al-Amoudi, Minister of Transport who is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Transport Authority, and a number of senior officials. HRH the Crown Prince was briefed on the training programs offered by the institute to the Saudi students, including a train driving, a maintenance of signal and control systems, a maintenance of locomotives and vehicles, a station and passenger services, a maintenance of infrastructure and a high qualification of the Saudi students working in Haramain High Speed Railway and Northern Train, in addition to the Riyadh Metro's trainees. HRH the Crown Prince lauded a high performance of the Saudi youth cadres in the SRP, motivating them to exert great efforts in line with the Kingdom's future and Vision 2030. HRH the Crown Prince paid a virtual trip on a simulator for the mining train. --SPA 18:27 LOCAL TIME 15:27 GMT 0022 www.spa.gov.sa/w783371