Saudi train line plans to link holy sites with Haram

19 November 2011: Saudi Arabia has completed a plan to link Arafat, Muzdalifa and Mina with the expansion taking place at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. The train line will be in the northern part of Mina and will cost SR6.6bn, said Dr Habib Zain Al-Abideen, undersecretary of the ministry of municipal and rural affairs. The project will take about two to three years to complete.

Source: Ameinfo