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stations, four workshops and depots for depot trains, several
Operations Control Centers (OCC) and seven Main Power Stations (MPS) with a capacity of 250 mega-watts, several Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) towers. The metro will be equipped with CCTV and internet as well as USB ports for charging, and special compartments will be allocated for women and children as well as seats for people with special needs, pregnant women, and the elderly. The metro stations will be connected to other public transportation networks such as buses and taxis, and 10 parking spaces will be available for commuters. The planned rail speed will be 80-140 km/hour with an estimated 3.25 million riders per day.
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budget, the Metro will have 14 stations and will be 31 kilometres in length with construction starting in either 2023 or 2024. An announcement about the project is set to be made in Q1 of 2023.
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