Re: [Yaadein_Meri] Fwd: Mecca Train - yes, its ready!

Please always write MAKKAH instead of Mecca

 

Thanks & Regards,

M A Khan Raza
Saudi Arabia
 makhanraza_sardar@ymail.com 

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From: Shahir Kamal <bismi21@yahoo.com>
To: Yaadein_Meri@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 4:14 PM
Subject: [Yaadein_Meri] Fwd: Mecca Train - yes, its ready!

Mecca Train - Yes, its ready! Could not believe the speed at which the Saudis prepared this train Well done to them. Alhamdulillah! Mecca Train Ticket Prices & Services Announced for its First Hajj Season It was announced yesterday that Muslims wishing to use Mecca's first metro when they converge on the holy city next month for their annual pilgrimage will have to pay SR250 for a ticket that will serve them for seven days. Three different types of tickets will cover all holy sites in Mecca and will allow the pilgrims to take the train into the city to perform their rites before returning to their residence inside or outside the city, Ajel online newspaper said, quoting Habib Zain Alabidin, Undersecretary at the Saudi Ministry of Municipal affairs. "The ticket's price is set at SR250 (US$ 67) that will cover a full trip into and out of Mecca for seven days...another ticket is priced at SR100 (US$ 27) for four days," he said. Officials said last week the train has a capacity to transport 170,000 passengers in its first stage and two million when the third and final phase is completed. Saudi Arabia has allocated nearly SR6.7 billion (US$ 1.8 billion) for the metro, which begins continuous service next month for the first time in Mecca's history. Officials expect the project to largely contribute to easing road congestions caused by the accumulation of thousands of cars near Makkah. Habib Zain Alabidin says the railway would operate throughout the year. The project is part of a costly programme by Saudi Arabia to tackle massive traffic congestions in and around the city and facilitate access to all sacred sites in Mecca. The train project, initiated three years ago, followed a series of incidents that have killed thousands of pilgrims in stampedes, building collapses and other accidents during the few days of the Haj season. More than two million Muslims from Saudi Arabia, the Gulf Co-operation Council countries and other nations descend on Mecca every year to perform the pilgrimage. China Railway Construction Corp, part of a Saudi-French-Chinese consortium which won the contract, is carrying out the project, involving nearly 5,000 workers. The train is the Gulf's second metro system after the Dubai Metro. Sources: "Madinah Makkah Hajj Train" Islam Newsroom September 12, 2012      Makkah Metro Train CRCC has built the Makkah Metro. Makkah Metro, will transport pilgrims between Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifa Watch how it will work   FREE Animations for Your Email! Click Here! ********************************************************************************************** -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Funspire" group. To post to this group, send email to funspire@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to funspire+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/funspire?hl=en.