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September 2026 bekannt, dass Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) und Hitachi Rail einen Vertrag zur Modernisierung des Al Mashaaer Al Muqaddassah Metro Project (MMMP) unterzeichnet haben. Laut Mitteilung soll der Vertrag formell von Carlo Piacenza, Vizepräsident für Signaltechnik und Bahnlösungen für den Nahen Osten und Afrika bei Hitachi Rail, sowie Dr. Bashar Al Malik, CEO von SAR, vollzogen werden.","Die Metro befördert Pilger während des jährlichen Hadsch zwischen Mina, Muzdalifa und Arafat. Das System ist laut Mitteilung 18 Kilometer lang, hat neun Stationen und ist auf etwa 72.000 Fahrgäste pro Stunde und Richtung ausgelegt. SAR und Hitachi Rail sollen das System im Rahmen des Vertrags modernisieren und verbessern, mit Schwerpunkt auf Zuverlässigkeit, Betriebsleistung und langfristiger Nachhaltigkeit des Betriebs.","Die Mitteilung nennt weder den Vertragswert noch den detaillierten Umfang oder Zeitplan. Sie beschreibt den Vertrag als Fortsetzung der langjährigen Partnerschaft von SAR und Hitachi Rail und als Beitrag zu den Zielen der Saudi Vision 2030."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-07T00:50:45+03:00","language":"de","text":"Dieser Artikel wurde um eine deutsche und eine portugiesische Ausgabe sowie entsprechende Übersetzungen der Daten- und Korrekturhinweise ergänzt."}],"country":"SA","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"أرقام المنظومة الواردة لمترو المشاعر المقدسة في البيان الصحفي لشركة Hitachi Rail بتاريخ 23 سبتمبر 2026.","de":"Angaben zum Al Mashaaer Al Muqaddassah Metro aus der Pressemitteilung von Hitachi Rail vom 23. 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September 2026 mit, dass das Unternehmen und Saudi Arabia Railways einen Vertrag zur Modernisierung der 18 km langen Al Mashaaer Al Muqaddassah Metro unterzeichnet haben, die während des Hadsch genutzt wird. Die Mitteilung nennt keinen Vertragswert.","text":"Hitachi Rail teilte am 23. September 2026 mit, dass das Unternehmen und Saudi Arabia Railways einen Vertrag zur Modernisierung der 18 km langen Al Mashaaer Al Muqaddassah Metro unterzeichnet haben, die während des Hadsch genutzt wird. Die Mitteilung nennt keinen Vertragswert.\n\nHitachi Rail gab am 23. September 2026 bekannt, dass Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) und Hitachi Rail einen Vertrag zur Modernisierung des Al Mashaaer Al Muqaddassah Metro Project (MMMP) unterzeichnet haben. 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