Madinah Metro
{{Short description|Metro system in Saudi Arabia}}
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The Medina Metro or Madinah Metro is a planned three-line metro system for the city of Medina, Saudi Arabia.{{cite news | url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/news/middle-east/single-view/view/madinah-metro-design-contract.html|title=Madinah metro design contract|date=13 March 2015|publisher=Railway Gazette International |accessdate=15 March 2015}}
Planning
On 4 November 2013 the Saudi cabinet announced that a metro would be built in Madinah within eight years.{{cite news | url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/makkah-and-medinah-metros-approved.html|title=Makkah and Madinah metros approved | date=28 November 2013|publisher=Railway Gazette International | accessdate=15 March 2015}} A committee for the project was to be chaired by the Governor of Medina, Prince Faisal bin Salman.
In March 2015 the Madinah Metro Development Authority (MMDA) awarded French companies Systra (consortium leader) and Egis Group a 12-month contract to carry out feasibility studies and produce preliminary design for the metro. The network is to be built in two phases for opening in the 2020s.
Network
See also
References
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{{Rail transport in Saudi Arabia}}
Category:Rapid transit in Saudi Arabia
Category:Proposed rapid transit