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Riyadh’s ambitious plan to build a six-line automated metro network in just five years took a major step forward at the end of July, when the winning bidders were unveiled for the megaproject. Keith Barrow reports on how the multi- billion dollar scheme will transform travel in the Saudi capital and deliver a significant boost to the global rail industry.
announced the winning bidders on July 28 for design and build contracts worth almost $US 22.5bn for the construction of a 176.7km six- line automated metro network in the Saudi capital Riyadh. The Bechtel-led BACS consortium will build the 39km Line 1 (Blue) from Al Yasmin to Ad Dar Al Baida and Al Hayer Road, and Line 2 (Green) which will run for 25km along King Abdullah Road from King Saud University to King Fahd International Stadium. The consortium includes Almabani General Contractors, Consolidated Contractors Company, Aecom and
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Siemens, and the contract has a total value of $US 9.45bn. The Arriyadh New Mobility
group (ANM) will construct the 40.7km Line 3 (Red) from Jeddah Road to Riyadh Station and Al Nasim Ash Sharqi in a deal worth $US 5.21bn. ANM is led by Ansaldo STS and includes civil works contractors Salini-Impreglio, Larsen & Toubro, and Nemsa, together with Bombardier, which will supply the train fleet.
Ansaldo STS’ share is
worth $US 680m and covers automatic train control (ATC), communications-based train control (CBTC), power supplies including third-rail electrification, the operational control centre,
telecommunications, and fitting out depots. The contract includes an option for 10 years’ maintenance, which is worth around $US 250m. The Fast consortium, which
is led by Spanish construction group FCC, will build three lines totalling 73km in a deal worth $US 7.82bn. The
contract includes: the 30km Line 4 (Orange) from King Abdullah Financial District to King Khalid
International Airport the 13km Line 5 (Yellow), which will follow King Abdul
Aziz Road, and the 30km Line 6 (Purple) from King Abdullah Financial District to Naseem Cemetery. The contract includes the construction of 29.8km of
viaduct and 26.6km of tunnels. Fast will use three 10m- diameter TBMs to construct the underground sections. FCC’s partners in Fast
include Alstom; Samsung C&T; Strukton, Netherlands; Freyssinet, Saudi Arabia; Typsa, Spain; and Setec, France. Alstom’s share of the contract is worth around $US 1.6bn and includes a fleet of 69 Metropolis trains, together with CBTC, its Harmonic and Energy Saving Optimiser (Hesop) energy recovery system, and its Appitrack tracklaying system. The 36m-long two-car trains will be 2.71m wide with first, family, and single-class accommodation. On August 1 ADAawarded
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