Saudi government plans new cable car system for Makkah

12 October 2011: The Saudi government is set to set up 12 cable car systems linking the parking areas in Kudai, Rusaifa and Taneem with the Grand Mosque in Makkah to facilitate transportation of pilgrims and reduce traffic congestion, Arab News has reported. The Centre of Research Excellence at Makkah's Umm Al-Qura University is working with the Transport and Crowd Management Centre in Toronto University to develop the system for the Holy City. In addition to the 2.3 KM cable car line from Kudai, there will also be two cable car lines from Rusaifa to the Haram, one with a length of 3.2KM without any station and another 3.3 KM line parallel to the Makkah road with three stations.

Source: Ameinfo