| Mecca Metro | |
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| Overview | |
| Native name | قطارات مكة للنقل العام |
| Locale | Mecca |
| Transit type | Rapid Transit |
| Number of lines | 1 –Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro line (shuttle train for Hajj pilgrims) 3 (projected)[1][2] |
| Number of stations | Line S – 9 Line A B C D – 81 (projected)[2] |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | November 13, 2010 |
| Technical | |
| System length | 188 km (117 mi) (projected)[2] |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge |
TheMecca Metro orMakkah Metro is ametro system with four planned lines in the city ofMecca,Saudi Arabia. The Metro was constructed byChina Railway Construction Corporation[3] and is run by Mecca Mass Rail Transit Company (MMRTC). The metro forms part of the 62-billion-riyal Mecca Public Transport Programme (MPTP), which will include integrated bus services.[1][4][5]
The four proposed metro lines[5] will be in addition to the existingAl Mashaer Al Mugaddassah Metro line: 18.1 km, connectingMecca, Arafat, Muzdalifa, and Mina opened in November 2010.[6][7]
Many people utilize the Mecca Metro during theHajj. The price for the metro is 250 riyals, with prices lowering to 100 riyals if traveling on the last day of Hajj.[8]
In August 2012, it was announced that theSaudi government had approved a US$16.5 billion budget to build four metro lines (182 kilometers (113 mi)) of the system.[9] The announcement gave an estimated time period to completion of 10 years. Invitations for tenders were due to be issued in January 2013.[10]
Four new lines are to be built.[11]
Work on the 188-kilometer (117 mi) long metro network with 87 new stations had been expected to commence construction in 2015,[1] then in 2016,[2] but had not started ever since. After a failed tender in 2017,[13] the Saudi government restarted the project in summer 2024 by ordering a feasibility study on phase 1 of the project. This phase with a US$8 billion budget covers planned line B and most parts of line C, while line A will be in the second phase, and line D plus a northern extension of line C will be part of phase 3.[12]
MMRTC has appointedPrasarana Malaysia to provide consultancy services during Phase 1, which covers the construction of two metro lines, totaling 45.1 km and 22 stations by 2019.[4][needs update]
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 Bangladesh | |
 China (PRC) |
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 India | |
 Indonesia | |
 Iran | |
 Japan | |
 Kazakhstan | |
 North Korea | |
 Malaysia | |
 Pakistan | |
 Philippines | |
 Qatar | |
 Russia | |
 Saudi Arabia | |
 Singapore | |
 South Korea | |
 Taiwan (ROC) | |
 Thailand | |
 Turkey | |
 United Arab Emirates | |
 Uzbekistan | |
 Vietnam | |
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