RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Shoura Council has called for studies into developing metro systems in the Kingdom’s major cities, Asharq Al-Awsat has reported.
On Tuesday, the council urged the Public Transport Authority to expand the training programs offered by the Saudi Logistics Academy.
Council members also emphasized the importance of improving the standards used to evaluate the quality of shuttle transport services for pilgrims to ensure efficiency.
They stressed the need to increase the passenger capacity of the Kingdom’s railway network and to raise train speeds to match those of the Haramain High-Speed Railway, which spans the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah and offers transport for pilgrims.
Riyadh’s metro network opened in December last year and became fully operational in January.
The Kingdom also has a passenger railway network connecting Riyadh with the Eastern Province and Northern Borders regions.
One of the country’s goals under Vision 2030 is to improve the public transport network with the aims of easing traffic congestion in cities and lowering carbon emissions.
