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The Mecca Metro or Makkah Metro is a planned four-line metro system for the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia owned by Makkah Mass Rail Transit Company (MMRTC). The metro forms part of the 62bn riyal Makkah Public Transport Programme (MPTP), which will include integrated bus services.〔 The four new metro lines will be in addition to〔 the existing Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro Southern Line (MMMSL): 18.1 km, connecting Makkah, Arafat, Muzdalifa and Mina opened in November 2010 which only operates during the Hajj. ==Planning== In August 2012 it was announced that the Saudi government had approved US$16.5 billion to build the four metro lines ( long) of the system. The announcement of government financing said that the entire expansion would take 10 years. Invitation for tenders were due to be issued in January 2013. Four new lines are to be built, with work originally expected to commence construction in 2015: *Line : will connect Makkah to large multilevel parking facilities from the west to the south. *Line : is a straight link between Mina and Makkah. *Line : will connect Mina to the west side of Makkah through a big loop to the north. *Line : circles Makkah with a straight extension to the north. However, work on the planned four line, now long, metro network is now expected to commence in 2016. MMRTC has appointed Prasarana Malaysia to provide consultancy services during Phase 1, which covers the construction of two metro lines totalling 45·1 km and 22 stations by 2019.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mecca Metro」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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