The Al-Mashaer metro train trail run in the holy sites has begun its preparation for receiving and transporting Hajj pilgrims for the year 2022 (1443 AH).

Al-Mashaer train to operate again for this year's Hajj 2022 (1443 AH) after a two-year break due to the spread of Covid-19.

What is Al-Mashaer train?

In Makkah, the Al-Mashaer train serves Hajj pilgrims every year, helping them to travel between Makkah's holy sites in nine stations including Mount Arafat, Muzdalifah, and Mina.

Al-Mashaer train operates only seven days a year, to serve only Hajj pilgrims during the Hajj season. There is no other metro in the world with such a capacity.

- The Mashaer train is scheduled to make more than 1000 trips with 17 trains. Each train has 12 air conditioned carriages, which have five doors for 250 passengers to board and disembark.

Nearly 20,000 operators from various departments and specialists will operate these trains, which are solely for Hajj, and will not be connected to the future Makkah Metro. It was first launched in the year 2010 (1431 AH), and its purpose is to reduce traffic congestion during Hajj.

SOURCE : SAUDI EXPATRIATES