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Makkah Monorail Project

The Makkah monorail project aims to facilitate transportation of pilgrims between the holy sites of Makkah, Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifa. The train will operate at an elevation of between eight and 10 metres in order not to obstruct the movement of vehicles and pedestrians on the ground and will have four to eight carriages. It will operate on highly powerful steel railroads supported by strong concrete pillars. A number of multi-storey parking facilities will also be constructed at the entrance of Makkah in order to help pilgrims park their cars before boarding the trains. The implementation of the project in the holy sites would help withdraw 25,000 busses from a total of 70,000 used by domestic pilgrims as well as pilgrims who come by land from neighbouring countries. The system would help transport at least 500,000 pilgrims within six to eight hours, according to Dr Habeeb Zain Al-Abedeen, Deputy Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs. Source: Haj & Umra Magazine, Volume 63, Issue 12, 12 December 2008 See Also:

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