In a historic feat, a high-speed train arrived at a station in Jeddah on Tuesday, marking the first time a train passes through the Saudi city.

This comes as part of the Al-Haramain High-Speed Rail Project, which is set to link the Holy cities of Mecca and Medinah.

The train took off on a pilot trip from the King Abdullah Economic City in Rabigh, arriving in Jeddah, as part of operational tests being conducted on Al-Haramain's rail system.

"A historic day for the city of Jeddah. The experimental arrival of Al-Haramain train today is considered the first train arrival in the history of the city's ancient history that dates back 3,000 years."

According to Gulf Today, the Al-Haramain train project features a 450-kilometer-long electric railway, which will link the cities of Mecca and Medinah via Jeddah, King Abdullah Economic City, and King Abdulaziz International Airport.

Designed to serve 60 million passengers annually, the railway will most notably benefit Muslim pilgrims who visit the two holy cities during Hajj.

The project is expected to help reduce traffic, road accidents, as well as pollution levels.

It is being described as the largest public transportation project in the Middle East; experts say it is the region's first high-speed electric train, Arab News reported.

The latest signaling and communication systems will be integrated into the trains.

The head of the General Authority of Railways in the kingdom, Dr. Rumaih Mohammed Al-Rumaih, said the railway project has successfully passed the first operational tests and is slated to be completed by the end of 2017.

Many pro-BDS artists have pleaded the lead singer to sit with them over a discussion regarding BDS, in the hope he'd cancel the upcoming concert in Tel Aviv. 

In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Roger Waters addressed Yorke by saying:

"[...] you would have a conversation with [director] Ken Loach, who's been begging you to have a conversation, or with me, I begged you, Thom. I sent you a number of emails, begging you to have a conversation. As did Brian Eno; you ignored us all, you won't speak to anyone about anything. So it's that kind of isolationism that is extremely unhelpful to everybody."

Renowned filmmkaer Ken Loach also wrote in the British newspaper, The Independent, his opinion on the matter, saying:

"I approached Radiohead’s management with an offer to meet, along with Palestinian artists. That offer was repeated several times over the past three weeks. To date there has been no response at all from the band or their management."

In an open letter signed by eight pro-BDS Israeli artists, Yorke was once again asked to "respect the Palestinian picket line and cancel this concert."

"Every international artist who plays in Israel serves as a propaganda tool for the Israeli government. International performances in Israel serve the government’s agenda of whitewashing its war crimes against Palestinians by creating a “business as usual” atmosphere wherein the status-quo, a reality of colonization and military occupation for Palestinians, becomes normalized. Maintaining this atmosphere relies heavily on creating a facade of Israel as a hip, advanced, progressive state with a vibrant and diverse cultural scene."

But all these attempts have fallen on deaf ears, with Yorke claiming that "playing in a country isn't the same as endorsing its government." 

When their first-ever 'Drill' EP was released in 1992, the band was bashed and outcast by music critics. 

One year later, their debut album, 'Pablo Honey' - the one bearing the well-loved 'Creep' - only became a success after an Israeli DJ, Yoav Kutner, played the famous song many times a day on the radio. 

It was then that Radiohead would pack and go on a tour in the only country to hail them as rock stars back in the day. 

On an additional note, Radiohead's guitarist, Jonny Greenwood, is married to Arab-Jewish, Sharona Katan - whom he met when they first toured the country.