ALSTOM showcases Riyadh Metro’s train cars production

ALSTOM, the French world leader in integrated railway systems, organized a visit for 40 journalists from around the world to its Katowice plant in Poland to showcase Riyadh Metro’s train cars production. The High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh has awarded ALSTOM a contract to manufacture 69 out of the 190 Riyadh Metro’s trains.

During the visit, the delegation watched a film shedding light on King Abdulaziz Public ‎Transport Project, which will comprehensively change the lifestyle in the city of Riyadh by providing safe, sustainable and modern transportation services. They also listened to a presentation on the metro cars’ internal/external design and embedded technologies.

Then, the visitors toured the completed trains, and explored their features that include:

• Audio-visual information systems
• Communication, lighting and air conditioning systems
• Safety and security systems

According to Engr. Khalid bin Abdullah Al-Hazzani, ADA Architectural Projects’ Program Manager, the project will contribute to the achievement of Saudi Vision 2030 goals through promotion of metropolitan economic infrastructure, and qualifying the capital to be one of three Saudi cities planned to be ranked among the world’s top 100 cities, which is also a goal of “Saudi Vision 2030”.

Engr. Al-Hazzani added that the project’s 190 driverless trains are currently being manufactured by three of the world’s largest manufacturers – Siemens from Germany, Bombardier from Canada, and Alstom from France – and that the completed trains are under tests before being shipped to Riyadh. He also referred that design of the train cars is friendly to people with special needs, and takes into account compatibility with requirements of the climate in the city of Riyadh.