Indian Prime Minister visits Workers’ Housing Complex of ‎Riyadh Metro’s Orange Line

On April 03, 2016, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the housing complex ‎accommodating workers of Riyadh Metro’s Orange Line. ‎

Upon arrival, the Indian Prime Minister was received by Riyadh Metro project manager, Engr. ‎Walid Al-Ekrish, Engr. Khalid bin Abdullah Al-Hazzani, ADA Architectural Projects’ Program ‎Manager, and senior officials of the project’s international consortiums. The guest listened to a presentation on the Project in general, and works of the Orange ‎Line in particular. ‎

The Indian Prime Minister also met with the Indian engineers and workers who work in the project. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister appreciated the efforts made by the workers for the project, and said “your hard work has brought me here,” adding, “Riyadh Metro, which is one of the world’s biggest projects, would evoke memories about Indian workers who had contributed to its construction.”

He also praised the work environment and services offered to the project’s workers under the umbrella of ArRiyadh New ‎Mobility (ANM), the consortium carrying out Riyadh Metro’s Orange Line, with more than 15 million hours of work without a single injury so far.

Typical work environment and integrated services

The High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh adheres to the best international technical and legal standards of work environment across King Abdulaziz Project for Riyadh Public Transport (Metro & Buses).

In this regard, the High Commission has provided the workers with all their living needs inside the project’s housing complexes, which have been built over carefully selected locations in Riyadh, and designed according to the highest international standards of integrated housing complexes.

The Orange Line links east and west of Riyadh along 40.7 km

Riyadh Metro’s Orange line (axis of Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah Road – Prince Saad Bin Abdurrahman I Road) links east and west of Riyadh along 40.7 km, consisting of 5.2-km surface tracks, 9.4-km long tunnels, and 26.1-km bridges.

The Orange Line also features 21 stations, including 19 substations, and would be served by 47 trains.