King Abdullah Financial District · Buildings
KAFD Monorail
Other names: King Abdullah Financial District Monorail, INNOVIA Monorail 300 (2010 scheme)
- Height
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- Architect
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- Status
- Under construction
- Contractor
- 2010: Saudi Oger (turnkey) with Bombardier (system, USD 241 million), 2024: CRRC (Hong Kong), CRRC Nanjing Puzhen and Hassan Allam Construction Saudi (about SR 1.2 billion), 2025: Egis (construction supervision)
- Main occupants
- KAFD DMC
Facts
- 3.6 km elevated loop with six elevated stations and six driverless trains
- Capacity up to 3,500 passengers per hour at peak (2024 contract)
- 2010 scheme: Bombardier INNOVIA 300, six two-car trains, 80 km/h maximum, 10-year O&M; first car unveiled at InnoTrans 2014; track construction begun by late 2013; system never entered service under that contract
- Linked to the KAFD Metro Station by a dedicated skybridge; a monorail station is built into the conference centre