Saudi Arabia’s King Salman formally inaugurated the Riyadh Metro on Wednesday, ending a 12-year megaproject involving dozens of engineering, design and contracting corporations from everywhere in the world.
Estimated to have price within the area of $23bn, the driverless system has six strains totalling 176km, with 85 stations, 34 of them elevated.
Signature architects designed 4, iconic interchange stations.
The system is designed to hold as much as 3.6 million passengers a day, bringing reduction to commuters in a quickly rising metropolis choked by the vehicles it was designed for.
Since preparations for the metro started in 2012, Riyadh’s inhabitants has grown almost 40% to 7.8 million.
“At present, Riyadh Metropolis is reaping the advantages of this mission that can reshape the capital’s picture and redefine mobility for its residents and guests,” mentioned Ibrahim bin Mohammed Al Sultan, chief govt of the Royal Fee for Riyadh Metropolis.
Phased opening
The system will open for passengers in phases, with strains 1, 4, and 6 (Blue, Yellow, and Purple) opening on Sunday, 1 December.
Strains 2 (Pink) and 5 (Inexperienced) are scheduled to open 15 December, whereas Line 3 (Orange) is ready to open on 5 January.
The builders
In 2013, three worldwide building and engineering consortia have been awarded contracts to design and construct the strains and stations.
The “FAST” consortium received the largest package deal, delivering strains 4, 5, and 6.
It was led by Spain’s FCC with companions Samsung C&T (South Korea), Alstom (France), Strukton (Netherlands), Freyssinet Saudi Arabia (KSA), Atkins (now AtkinsRéalis, Canada), Typsa (Spain), and Setec (France).
It marshalled 8,000 personnel combining 38 nationalities and 22 languages.
Strains 1 and a pair of went to the “BACS” consortium comprising Bechtel (USA), Almabani (KSA), Consolidated Contractors Firm (Greece), and Siemens (Germany).
The “ANM” consortium constructed Line 3. Its members are Webuild (previously Salini Impregilo, Italy), Hitachi (Japan), Bombardier (now Alstom), Larsen & Toubro (India), Nesma & Companions (KSA), Idom (Spain), and Worley Parsons (Australia).
The “RMTC” consortium of Egis (France), Parsons (USA), and Systra (France) additionally offered supervisory and mission administration companies for Strains 1, 2, and three.
Iconic stations
Signature architects designed the community’s 4, iconic interchange stations after a world competitors organised by RCRC.
Zaha Hadid Architects (UK) designed King Abdullah Monetary District (KAFD) station; Snøhetta (Norway) designed Qasr Al Hokm station; Gerber Architekten (Germany) designed STC station; and Omrania (KSA) designed Western Station.
KAFD and Qasr Al Hokm stations have received gold LEED certifications.
The system’s 183 trains have been manufactured by Siemens (Germany) and Alstom (with Bombardier, France) to a unified design by Avant Premiere (France).
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