Saudi Arabia plans public transport system upgrade

Tenders will shortly be issued for a proposed US$9.33 billion metro railway system in Jeddah. The metro system will consist of three main lines and 46 stations; the Orange line will be 67km long with 22 stations, the Blue line 24km with 17 stations and the Green line 17km with only seven stations.  A bus service of some 816 buses will be also added to the planned public transport system to connect metro stations with all residential districts in Jeddah.