Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Project, Macca Saudi Arabia

The Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro is an 18.1 kilometres (11.2 mi) long elevated metro under construction in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia for opening in November 2010. It is also known as the Mecca Metro, and is sometimes referred to as a monorail. Background The metro will transport pilgrims between holy sites in Mecca, Mount Arafat, Muzdalifa and Mina to reduce congestion caused by buses and cars during the Hajj. It will also carry pilgrims performing Umrah throughout the year. Once complete, the Saudis estimate 53 000 buses will disappear from the citys crowded roads, promising a safer, more comfortable pilgrimage. The metro will open in November 2010, in time for the Hajj between November 25 and 29. It will initially operate at 35% capacity with automatic train protection to assist manual driving. A member of staff will be retained onboard once driverless operation is introduced in mid-2011. The line will be elevated at a height varying between 8 metres (26 ft) and 10 metres (33 ft). It is designed to carry up to 72 000 passengers/hour/direction in time for the 2011 Hajj. Route The initial line may be extended later to Al Haram and will be the first of a proposed five-line network which would connect the area to Jeddah airport and the future Haramain High Speed Rail Project high speed rail network. 1.Phase 1, The Pink Line, is a loop of four parallel lines between Mena, Muzdalifa and Arafat with three pick-up/drop-off stations at each place. The four-line loop ...



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