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The release says the contract will be formally executed by Carlo Piacenza, Signalling and Rail Solutions vice president for the Middle East and Africa at Hitachi Rail, and Dr. Bashar Al Malik, chief executive officer of SAR.","The metro carries pilgrims between Mina, Muzdalifah and Arafat during the annual Hajj. The release describes the system as 18 kilometres long with nine stations and designed to carry approximately 72,000 passengers per hour per direction. Under the contract, SAR and Hitachi Rail are to revamp and enhance the system, with a focus on reliability, operational performance and long-term service sustainability.","The release does not state the contract value, the detailed scope or the schedule. It describes the contract as building on the longstanding partnership between SAR and Hitachi Rail and as supporting the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-07T00:50:45+03:00","language":"en","text":"German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article."}],"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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The release says the contract will be formally executed by Carlo Piacenza, Signalling and Rail Solutions vice president for the Middle East and Africa at Hitachi Rail, and Dr. Bashar Al Malik, chief executive officer of SAR.\n\nThe metro carries pilgrims between Mina, Muzdalifah and Arafat during the annual Hajj. The release describes the system as 18 kilometres long with nine stations and designed to carry approximately 72,000 passengers per hour per direction. Under the contract, SAR and Hitachi Rail are to revamp and enhance the system, with a focus on reliability, operational performance and long-term service sustainability.\n\nThe release does not state the contract value, the detailed scope or the schedule. 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