Saudi to open first part of Riyadh Metro
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday it is ready to open the first part of the Riyadh Metro, a major project intended to help shift...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday it is ready to open the first part of the Riyadh Metro, a major project intended to help shift the car-centric kingdom to public transport.
Three lines will open to the public on December 1, "with gradual launches completing the six-line, 176-kilometre (109 mile) network across the city," the Royal Commission for Riyadh City said in a statement. All six lines are expected to be operating by January 5, the statement said.
"The network has been developed to transport over 3.6 million passengers at maximum capacity and operates on a fully automated (driverless) metro system," the statement said.
Services will be provided by 183 trains with 448 carriages manufactured by Siemens of Germany, Bombardier of Canada and Alstom of France, the statement said, adding that they feature "a modern and unified design" by French firm Avant Premiere.
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