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ANM starts Riyadh Metro tunnelling work

RIYADH, July 9, 2015

ArRiyadh New Mobility Consortium (ANM) has started tunnelling works on the Orange Line of the 176-km Riyadh Metro.

The consortium, which is led by Salini Impregilo, an Italian industrial group specialising in the construction and civil engineering business, includes Ansaldo STS of Italy, Larsen & Toubro of Italy, Nesma of Saudi Arabia and Bombardier of Canada.  

With the launch of the tunnel boring machine (TBM) Jazlah, the work began on the Orange Line. Prince Faisal bin Bandar, Governor of Riyadh, officially launched the project work.

The 10-m-wide TBM weighing approximately 700 tonnes has started boring on the 5.8-km tunnel in the downtown area of Riyadh and will pass through the Riyadh main train station, said Salini Impregilo in a statement.  

The 41.2-km Orange Line, which is currently under construction, will run from the King Khaled International Airport to the new King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD). It is one of the six lines of the 176-km Riyadh Metro, which features 85 stations including underground, elevated and at-grade sections.

The route is mostly elevated along the western part of Al-Madinah Al Munawwarah Road, then underground in bored and mined tunnels in the central section of the line, and generally at grade along Prince Saad Ibn Abdulrahman Road in the east.

The Orange Line features 22 stations, including two iconic stations - Qasr Al Hokm and Western - designed by Snøhetta and Omrania which are set to become a landmark in the city.

The line includes also six 'Park&Ride' that will contribute in the future to the integration between transportation systems, said the statement.

Construction of the Riyadh Metro, which is part of the Riyadh Public Transport Project (RPTP), started in April 2014 and is due for completion by 2018.-TradeArabia News Service




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