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Según el comunicado, el contrato será formalizado por Carlo Piacenza, vicepresidente de Señalización y Soluciones Ferroviarias para Oriente Medio y África de Hitachi Rail, y por el Dr. Bashar Al Malik, director ejecutivo de SAR.","El metro transporta a los peregrinos entre Mina, Muzdalifa y Arafat durante el Hach anual. El comunicado describe el sistema como de 18 kilómetros, con nueve estaciones y diseñado para transportar aproximadamente 72.000 pasajeros por hora y sentido. Con el contrato, SAR y Hitachi Rail renovarán y mejorarán el sistema, con especial atención a la fiabilidad, el rendimiento operativo y la sostenibilidad del servicio a largo plazo.","El comunicado no indica el valor del contrato, el alcance detallado ni el calendario. Presenta el contrato como continuación de la alianza de larga data entre SAR y Hitachi Rail y como apoyo a los objetivos de la Visión 2030 de Arabia Saudí."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-07T00:50:45+03:00","language":"es","text":"Se añadieron a este artículo las ediciones alemana y portuguesa y las traducciones de las explicaciones de datos y correcciones."}],"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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Como valor, escopo detalhado e cronograma não foram divulgados, nenhum deles é informado.","tr":"Rakamlar, bültenin mevcut metro sistemi için verdiği değerlerdir; sözleşmenin kapsamını göstermez. 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