The Mecca Metro or Makkah Metro is a

metro Metro, short for metropolitan, may refer to: Geography * Metro (city), a city in Indonesia * A metropolitan area, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center Public transport * Rapid transit, a passenger railway in an urba ...

system with four planned lines in the city of

Mecca Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the Holiest sites in Islam, holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red ...

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. The Metro was constructed by

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and is run by Mecca Mass Rail Transit Company (MMRTC). The metro forms part of the 62-billion-riyal Mecca Public Transport Programe (MPTP), which will include integrated bus services. The four new metro lines will be in addition to the existing Al Mashaer Al Mugaddassah Metro line: 18.1 km, connecting

, Arafat, Muzdalifa, and Mina opened in November 2010. Many people utilize the Mecca Metro during the

Hajj The Hajj (; ar, حَجّ '; sometimes also spelled Hadj, Hadji or Haj in English) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims. Hajj is a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried ...

. The price for the metro is 250 riyals, with prices lowering to 100 riyals if traveling on the last day of Hajj.

Planning

In August 2012, it was announced that the

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had approved a US$16.5 billion budget to build the four metro lines ( long) of the system. The announcement gave an estimated time period to completion of 10 years. Invitations for tenders were due to be issued in January 2013. Four new lines are to be built. Work had been expected to commence construction in 2015: *Line : will connect

to large multilevel parking facilities from the west to the south. *Line : is a straight link between Mina and Mecca. *Line : will connect Mina to the west side of Mecca through a big loop to the north. *Line : circles Mecca with a straight extension to the north. Work on the long metro network is now expected to commence in 2016. MMRTC has appointed

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to provide consultancy services during Phase 1, which covers the construction of two metro lines; totaling 45·1 km and 22 stations by 2019. However, as of February 2017, construction contracts had still not yet been awarded. As of June 2017, construction contracts are expected to be awarded in 2018.

References

External links

Makkah at ''UrbanRail.net''
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