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The King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) transit system consists of a driverless straddle beam monorail system, running in a loop around the brand the financial district.DesignThe 3.6 km monorail will run in a loop around the district, with six stations to allow workers, visitors and residents easy access to all parts of the area. It will connect to the new Riyadh Metro via a skybridge into the KAFD Metro Station, which will serve as the interchange connection between Line 1 and the terminals of Line 4 and Line 6.
The six elevated stations are fully integrated within key buildings that act as cultural venues, aimed at drawing people into the district. The goal for the KAFD district is that of becoming a vibrant mixed use community encompassing business and entertainment activities. All air-conditioned, the buildings themselves will be linked by air-conditioned footbridges above street level, so that people can move easily from the stations to other buildings in the K
The modern, wide-bodied, lightweight and aerodynamically styled vehicles will benefit from the latest in vehicle technology. Driverless, the monorail will run on a single elevated guide beam for its entire length, using proven radio based signaling technology (CBTC). Thanks to the CBTC system, the trains can be operated from the control center in both normal and reverse mode. High levels of performance and comfort are a key requirement for the new system, due to the sophistication of the end users. It will be air-conditioned with onboard security cameras monitored by the control center during operation.The guideway is elevated, with precast concrete beams, post-tensioned with standard spans of around 30 m and long spans of up to 50 m. For safety reasons, and in compliance with the latest safety rules, an aesthetically designed emergency walkway is anchored to the bottom of the beams all along the guideway.
