Inauguration of the Riyadh automatic metro: SYSTRA a major actor in this ambitious project

Since August 2013, SYSTRA has been working alongside Parsons and Egis as part of the integrated consortium Riyadh Metro Transit Consultants (RMTC) on behalf of the Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC). Our role as PMCM (Project Management Construction Management) was to provide project management assistance, design, project management and construction supervision for the first three lines, Blue, Red and Orange. With the added challenge of coordinating numerous construction sites in a particularly congested city, SYSTRA mobilised almost 250 engineers on this project of unparalleled ambition: to create in a decade the largest metro network to be commissioned in a single phase.

This new metro, comprising six lines that will be brought into service almost simultaneously, will considerably change the daily transport of Riyadh’s 7 million inhabitants: more than a million passengers are expected to use the network every day, with 19 park-and-ride facilities built as close as possible to key points to encourage a modal shift from the car to public transport.

SYSTRA at the service of a fast-growing capital city
Starting December 1, users of the first three opened lines will be able to use nearly 60% of the final network, i.e. close to 100km of automatic driverless lines serving 46 emblematic stations, with tracks integrated into the heart of a fast-growing capital, in tunnels, viaducts, on the surface and in covered trenches.

The six lines of the network will be opened progressively until 5 January 2025. SYSTRA is already fully involved in the design of the extension to Line 2 and in the preliminary studies, pre-qualification and monitoring of the calls for tenders for the future Line 7.

Our engineers are also involved in many other projects, associated with the Vision 2030 programme, which are transforming the Saudi metropolis:

SYSTRA, a key player in all forms of mobility in Saudi Arabia
SYSTRA has been working with Saudi Arabia since 1987 to create transport networks throughout the Kingdom, particularly in Riyadh, Jeddah, Medina and Mecca. Having been involved in major metro, rail freight, planning and transport consultancy projects, SYSTRA is now fully mobilised to meet the ambitions of the Saudi government’s Vision 2030 development plan.

SYSTRA’s teams are currently working in Mecca on updating the feasibility study for its metro system and building a Bus Rapid Transit system. They are also contributing to the design of the future tramway in AlUla, a historic city in the north-west of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They are also carrying out assignments for the Obhur multimodal bridge on the outskirts of Jeddah, for the NEOM project, and for the construction of the North-South railway line, dedicated to freight and passenger transport. Our teams have also signed a long-term partnership with Saudi National Railways (SAR). SYSTRA’s major contribution to these large-scale projects makes it a leading partner of the Saudi authorities in the field of mobility and infrastructure.

Key features – Riyadh Metro

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