Thyssenkrupp, one of the world’s leading elevator companies, has been awarded a contract to design, manufacture, supply, install and maintain 641 elevators and escalators for Lines 1 and 2 of the Riyadh Metro in Saudi Arabia.

The metro is part of the Riyadh Public Transit System project, one of the largest of its kind in the world. Lines 1 and 2 are the first package of the six-line metro system that will run for a total length of 176 km across the city with 85 stations.

Abdul Hamid El Ayoubi, the chief executive of thyssenkrupp Elevator (Middle East), said the project is set to bring great benefits to Riyadh’s society, economy and environment. "Thyssenkrupp Elevator is proud to play a relevant role in the development of the population’s mobility within the city," he stated.

The Riyadh Public Transit System project is owned by the Arriyadh Development Authority and is part of the city’s comprehensive plan for public transport.

Together with a parallel bus network, it aims to provide suitable public transport services to the population and minimise the use of private cars, as it has been designed to meet the existing and future needs of a city which is expected to grow significantly during the next decade.

Thyssenkrupp Elevator brings together the group’s global activities in passenger transportation systems. said El Ayoubi.

With sales of £7.2 billion ($7.9 billion) in fiscal 2014/2015 and customers in 150 countries, Thyssenkrupp Elevator built its position as one of the world’s leading elevator companies from scratch in a mere 40 years’ time applying its unique engineering capabilities, he added.-TradeArabia News Service