CASE STUDY: TRANSPORT

Saudi Arabia's Arriyadh

Development Authority (ADA)
One of the largest turnkey
metro project ever launched
in the world.

KEY BENEFITS
A fully integrated metro solution with full
portfolio of capabilities and technologies to
build the efficiency of Riyadh metro public
transport systems.

The worlds largest urban transport

project with Metropolis, a complete
automatic and driverless metro system
allowing high performances. Urbalis
driverless solution optimizes acceleration and
deceleration to ensure capacity and fluidity
(90 second between 2 trains).
Passenger experienceA Metropolis
developed in close proximity to ADA to meet
the needs of Riyadh and aiming at providing
innovations that will benefit passengers.
Innovative technologies and construction
methods HESOP reversible sub-stations
optimize power supply and allow for the
recovery of 99% of braking energy to be
returned to the auxiliary systems in the
passenger stations. APPITRACK mechanised
track laying technology installs tracks 4 times
faster than traditional methods reducting
construction disturbances (noise, dust, ).

Riyadh casestudy 09/14 ALSTOM 2014. ALSTOM, the ALSTOM logo, Metropolis, Urbalis, Hesop, Appitrack and all alternative versions are the brands and
trademarks of ALSTOM. The other names mentioned, registered or not, belong to their respective owners.
Photo credits: ALSTOM Transport

CASE STUDY: TRANSPORT

ALSTOM TECHNICAL SCOPE AND KEY FEATURES

ROLLING STOCK

SIGNALING - Driverless GoA4 (Grades of

Automation Level 4)
URBALISTM CBTC (Communication Based Train Control) system comprising :

HESOP

COMMUNICATIONS

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