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SelTtrac awarded Saudi Makkah Metro project

Thales’s world-leading SelTrac Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) system solution has been awarded a contract worth €103 million by China Railway Construction Corp. (CRCC), for the Makkah Metro project.

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  • Published: 09:43 June 25, 2009
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Dubai: Thales's world-leading SelTrac Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) system solution has been awarded a contract worth €103 million by China Railway Construction Corp. (CRCC), for the Makkah Metro project.

Thales will supply, integrate and deploy its proven driverless train control and telecommunication systems for the Al Mashaaer Al Muqaddassah Metro project, the first for the Makkah region, Saudi Arabia, said the company.

The metro line will operate with Automatic Train Protection in time for the Hajj (pilgrimage) of November 2010. By mid 2011, in preparation for Ramadan, the line will operate driverless with an attendant on board. The metro will service three main areas each with three substations. The new trains will have the capacity to move 72,000 passengers per hour per direction.

The main purpose of the Al Mashaaer Al Muqaddassah Southern Metro Line is to provide mass transport system to meet the demand during the Hajj period in order to relieve the very busy existing transport network. The line will facilitate 2 million people.

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