{"id":783,"date":"2017-05-08T11:08:54","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T11:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudiexpatriate.com\/?p=783"},"modified":"2017-05-07T11:27:29","modified_gmt":"2017-05-07T11:27:29","slug":"metro-rail-project-riyadh-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudiexpatriate.com\/metro-rail-project-riyadh-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Metro Rail Project in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-784 aligncenter\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 543 327'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saudiexpatriate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Metro-Rail-Project-in-Riyadh-Quick-Details-SaudiExpatriate.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Metro Rail Project in Riyadh - Quick Details -SaudiExpatriate.com\" width=\"543\" height=\"327\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Work started in the year 2014<\/li>\n<li>Estimated Cost to build: $22.5 billion<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Arabia to install 190 metro trains in the capital of Riyadh by the end of 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Riyadh has 6 million population living in the City. By 2018 its estimated that Riyadh population will increase to 8.3 million<br \/>\nand due increase in population metro rail will be playing a major role in transport.<\/li>\n<li>Riyadh Metro Rail project will cover 176 kilometers across 85 metro stations in six different lines.<\/li>\n<li>It is currently being built by construction companies including Bechtel, FCC, Strukton, Salini Impregilo, Larsen and Toubro and Samsung<\/li>\n<li>Trains are build by Siemens and will be automatic &amp; Driverless<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VMh1ll5i41s\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work started in the year 2014 Estimated Cost to build: $22.5 billion Saudi Arabia to install 190 metro trains in the capital of Riyadh by the end of 2018. 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