Monorails of Asia


Art rendering courtesy of Bombardier Transportation

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

 Opening 2012

3.6 km 

6 stations 

In May of 2010 it was announced that Bombardier will build a 3.6-kilometer monorail system for the King Abdullah Financial District, the new financial and business center under development in Riyadh. The system will feature six stations and six two-car, driverless monorail trains. The $241 million monorail is scheduled to be completed in 2012. The technology chosen is Bombardier's Innova Monorail 300. This will be Bombardier's first monorail outside of North America.


Art rendering courtesy of Bombardier Transportation

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