not bad but still a decade behind UAE or it does not feel they have sense of urgency. I predict transport electrification is 8-10 year from now being the norm. Saudi should get into cleaner energy and water production.
@@zodiacfmlthey are switching to green energy .. also planting more trees.. and they do have a sense of urgency but can’t obviously rush everything.. takes time.
⚡️FACT⚡️ The map of the metro is the worst🤢🤢🤮 as the lines paths were primary chosen based on the most loyal landowners to the saudi royal mafia & has so little to do with logic & practicality 🤏
⚡️FACT⚡️ The map of the metro is the worst🤢🤢🤮 as the lines paths were primary chosen based on the most loyal landowners to the saudi royal mafia & has so little to do with logic & practicality 🤏
Canada is very corrupt; they shut down a pipeline carrying oil to the US only to transport it by rail to a West Coast port and then sell it to China. Guess who owns a major stake in that rail company? Warren Buffett.
Yea. You can sit in the all-male carriage while all the females sit in theirs! Unless that changes amongst other things Saudis won't give up their cars.
@@piggybakkers there will be 3 sections, first the worker section, business section and families section. So what if they’re separated? This has no meaning for whether if u want to use the metro or not. Japan has a female only section due to the mass sexual assault cases in their metro. We have this split of sections due to a minority being uncomfortable sitting around a crowded men’s area and religion. Don’t compare European countries sexual harassment cases to ours, do your research.
I've been living in Saudi Arabia in Riyadh for 2 year. Noticeably prosperous all around the city, and what shocked me the most is the kindness treatment by the people it's like you are one of them.
I get the feeling it has this aura of early economic growth of Dubai, where things looks like it is on the way up and being part of this development is exciting and engaging. I am hoping to come for work inshaallah. Its good to be in something from the ground floor, to be part of the change is something I really want to be apart of (I was there as a kid 20 years ago where my dad was working, so to be part of its transformation is a personal ambition of mine and a sentimental one as well).
@@woodsofthewoodsnot everyone is supposed to live in the desert but 14.5 million immigrants and expats moved to Saudi Arabia which makes Saudi Arabia the third in the world in number of immigrants after Usa and Germany they make 45% of the total population!
Poor video from WSJ for many reasons: 1- it's about one of the largest public transit projects in the world so I expected more details regarding the project itself and its effect on traffic congestion and the estimated economic benefit, but the video did not talk a lot about that and focused on politics. 2- the project is in Saudi Arabia, so it makes sense to have Saudis talk in the video about the project, which did not happen (you invited one Saudi agency to talk specifically about labor protections rather than the project as a whole). 3- you ignored the fact that millions in Riyadh don't own a car, and that's either because they are too young/old to drive, or don't know how to drive (many Saudi women did not learn driving even though the ban on women driving was lifted in 2017), or they don't have the money to buy a car which is true for some foreign workers who came from South Asia. This is very important to mention when speaking about a public transit project in Saudi Arabia
If you can afford to drive, you would. If you can't drive you'd go in a taxi. No one wants to walk to/from the station when they can ride in air-conditioned comfort. IMO only foreign workers will use the metro.
@@Avantime I bet this is an American making such a statement. Those taxis will deal with the same traffic that personal vehicles deal with. I'd rather walk to an air conditioned train that'll get me somewhere in a decent amount of time instead of dealing with car traffic.
@@Technoanima sure there is some corruption but it is more complex than that. the subway was let to rot for almost 50 years after the car became popular and Robert Moses just wanted to build highways. Also, during the depression and WW2, 1970s NYC financial crisis and 2008 recession, all new constructions were stopped.
Yeah its quite annoying. Its either some state department propaganda or lecture about human rights and international law (while their governments regularly export the worst human rights abuses and international law violations around the world for more than a century) or disrespecting the local culture and traditions of a non-western country that doesnt align with their liberal views. I have to role my eyes every time they do this.
To say Riyadh, hottest is misleading. The best season is from September till April. The hottest months start from June till August. Three months dont dictate full year. Plus Alqedya will be in upper hill that will make the weather a bit colder than the rest of Riyadh.
I visited Dubai before, there are two subway lines there, however due to the hot weather, most people come out after 7pm. AC is everywhere in the subway stations and shopping malls. Highways are covered with sands after sandstorms, cleaners sweep the highways diligently.
@@icebaby6714 I assume that you visited dubai in the summer? It is the worst lol. But anyway dubai is way hotter than Riyadh because it’s a coastal city. Riyadh weather is mostly nice or cold but you shouldn’t visit it in the summer too, because that will be like visiting moscow in the winter and then complaining about the extreme cold weather
@@factcheck9849 I suspect living near the sea is so much better than living in the desert. Just imagine the sea breeze and the chance to dip in the cooler sea whenever one desires.
no for long climate change is gonna destroy any ambition they have . also is gonna destroy my country so yeah is not gonna be okey or thrive .... we are going 1000 kilometter per hour to or own annihialiation as global civilization ?)
Every step that Saudi takes towards its 'development', take it even further away from it, it should've stuck with its cultural buildings and processes rather than the western modern trashy architecture
@@HammadKhan-tl6bb if you are really interested in Saudi architecture, you would know Dari’s which is the biggest city of traditional architecture building.
@@NadidLinchestein I don’t know if you have been reading the WSJ. There has been a few advertised pages on Saudi Arabia and other such gulf states. Also this isn’t really the only video they have done on Saudi Arabia. Reporting on another “mega project” isn’t exactly ground breaking. Maybe it might be more interesting to do a piece on Senegal.
Whether people will ride the trains will depend mostly on where the stations are located, the connecting modes of transportation to/from the station and of course ticket prices.
Riyadh is going to be one of the future mega cities of the future. They’re laying the infrastructure in droves. Amazing country to invest and do business in.
I think if Riyadh is going to rival NY, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, I think ease of ownership of built assets needs to accommodate foreign ownership, even home ownership for the tens of millions foreign workers. I live/work/enjoy Riyadh but my investment here is to spend as little as possible.
Can US media just *stop politicized every single subject* in Saudi Arabia it just transportation project To help the residents of the city of Riyadh, which is twice as large as Berlin!
Politicising every issue is the only thing the West have got now. They lost the economic war to China. They are losing the proxy war in Ukraine to Russia. They are rapidly losing their position in the Middle East as well, as the Global South forge a future together with BRICS. Lacking any new ideas of their own, they have resorted to tearing down others instead (China, Russia, the Muslim world, etc.)
As a Saudi citizen, I feel proud of a young, strong, educated, and dedicated leader with the ambition to make our country, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, develop and prosper more and more. This leader is Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has been brave, honest, and fair in his fight against corruption, even when it involved members of the royal family. He strives to ensure that the country benefits from all available opportunities, such as tourism and others. I believe this drives many people who envy Saudis to madness and loss of credibility, as they do not wish well for Saudi Arabia.
I wonder how many of these buildings and project will still be there after 30-50 years. Many of them seem to be designed to look flashy and not lasting
⚡️FACT⚡️ The map of the metro is the worst🤢🤢🤮 as the lines paths were primary chosen based on the most loyal landowners to the saudi royal mafia & has so little to do with logic & practicality 🤏
That piece of desert is the reason you can get to work every day. And the reason the computer you used to type that moronic comment could be shipped from China.
For our chinese, Saudi arab is the number one place for setting business. as we can see, for next 20 years, the invest environment of saudi arab is stable and getting better.
Last year, my company sent me to Riyadh for work. I was there mid summer for about 2 weeks and GOOD LORD it was hot. That aside I was really impressed by the living standard...
The Neom line was a pie in the sky dream which could never have worked. The plan has been slashed drastically as announced in recent weeks. Even Saudi Arabia doesn't have unlimited money to overcome stupid unworkable plans.
Actually, Riyadh is colder than Dubai. I get that your extreme hate against Arabs but at least be honest The hottest months are from July to August. The best seasons from September till April Three months doesn't dictate all year. This is to say Moscow is coldest. Sure, it has coldest month, but that doesn't make it all year.
I suspect you are correct, nice to have an autocratic type government, none of those pesky elections to get in the way, kinda like China too. Saudi has more than enough $$ to hire, and educate, the best minds the planet has to offer, it appears they're putting those dollars to good use by showing just what can be done and what the planet's future can look like...
This is fantastic. It's given people from all over the world jobs. Another part of the world has the opportunity to become green again after hundreds of years. People will not have to emigrate to find a decent lifestyle. Other nearby regions will benefit from the nicer weather and higher rainfall.
Similar to Dubai it will be the workers who don't have cars that will benefit the most. Cant wait . I shall visit Riyadh as soon as it opens insh'Allah.
Still not operational? Was meant to be Q4 last year for at least two of its lines (Blue and Yellow) and after seeing the Yellow Line last year (as a guest of KSA) it did not seem that far off with station fit outs in the big stations nearly completed and testing well underway. What is the hold up now?
Sadly, desert sand is usually too rounded to make good construction sand. The best construction sand is jagged and angular, which despite how it feels to your hand desert sand really isn't.
Don't know a lot of people who think "progressive" when thinking of Saudi Arabia. Pretty much the opposite really. Khashoggi would properly agree if he could.
Thanks for sharing this video. Likewise with China, massive amounts of infrastructure development going on. I have not been to Saudi yet but with the encouragement of tourism and more wesyerners visiting, it will only be a matter of time before the country becomes a more mainstream destination for western visitors.
Experience shows that metro projects don't really change the city from a car-centric city. Metro projects in fact encourage cars / private vehicles. Metros are not an eco-friendly transport mode.
Learned the Gospels to find errors but instead got confused. the Makkah prophets father's name means Slave of God, but the most important is the name of God in 'Slave of God' is same a God's name in the scripture send to the prophet from Makkah. Before Archangel Gabriel visiting the prophet, how come his father name means slave of God? Does that mean there existed a deity with the same name as that of the God in the scripture send to the prophet from Makkah as the prophets father was a polytheist? What does all this mean?
Please read the following. Sahih Al Bukhari 126 Book 3 hadith 68 So what does the above means? The following says the messages from God comes when the prophet lies with Aisha in the bed. What does this mean? God will only speak when in bed. Sahih al-Bukhari 2581 In-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 16 May God of Abraham Guide You.
I'm Saudi. Clicked on the video to check how much hate is in the comment section. I have come to expect some. But sadly, there's way more than I expected.
Try being American 😂😂 we've seen our flag burned, danced on, and every time I just shrug and move on! Americans see all their Instagram fashion and aesthetics influence the world, especially with our music trends and clothing, even Chinese technology and fashion looks like American Instagram 'aesthetics', but yet Sooooo many foreigners online say we've NEVER done anything great! 😂 We may be bad at geography but I guarantee we see foreigners start dressing in our fashion wayyyy later than us, but we just keep it to ourselves 😂😂
What's the future of one of the hottest, driest places on the planet, with oil peaking, temperatures rising, and turmoil in the region. Luxury in a totally artificial tourist trap?? Some draw........................
Also continues to work for Vegas even though I will never understand the appeal. You live running between air conditioned building and cars and never really enjoying the outdoors bc it’s not habitable lol.
⚡️FACT⚡️ The map of Riyadh Metro is the worst🤢🤢🤮 as the lines paths were primary chosen based on the most loyal landowners to the saudi royal mafia & has so little to do with logic & practicality 🤏
Oil isn't peaking. We have lived in a warm and dry climate for thousands of years and can easily adapt to it cost-effectively using modern technology like desalination and large-scale hydroponic farming. It's not artificial, in fact I guarantee it has far more history, tradition and culture than wherever you come from.
I think a country like SA needs to realise that adapting an artificial brand with flashy marketing isn't the solution to its challenges. I hope that it will also focus on rule of law in all its aspects (financial etc), customer service/rights etc. An example is Saudia Airlines. Perfectly fine rebranded airline, very capable staff etc, when when something goes wrong or you want to reach out to them, there's no one there. Money can only buy as much.
About the “poor working conditions for migrant workers” 1. The law states that it is illegal to have people working outside in the summer to protect them from the heat. 2. Contractors have to provide proof of payment to their staff and if they fail to do so they get punished. 3. Safety standards must be upheld in all sites and reguler safety reports are mandatory. These are only some of the laws and regulations that are strictly implemented and applied to all contractors and workers regardless of nationality.
I've waited 1 year forr this metro network to open. it's mostly done but due to the stupid decision (in my opinion) to open it all in 1 phase, they keep delaying it
If we do not see other countries going big , more open , more money , more jobs for everyone , more future for young people we will be in the same position 2 or 3 major hubs and all the others starving in poverty , this is a good move from saudi arabia !
Don't underestimate the Saudis,they are planning something big and futuristic.This metro project will fix the transportation issues in Riyadh..insha Allah.We will get rid of the traffic jams finally
@@TommyHoff metro trail will reduce the time on road so why Saudis will not use it? Do Saudis have extra time for spending on the road?.Now everyone needs to reach their work on time and metro is the solution.
15 years ago when I lived in the Gulf, SA followed UN guidelines & banned working outside at 50°C & over. So the official temp never seemed to go over 49°, no matter what your car thermometer told you...
As a Saudi Contractor I know we lose money because we have to stop outdoors duties for hours everyday during the summer season, so please stop guessing
Video mentions that Riyadh Royal Commission did not respond regarding safety of labor, you don't need their response , you can ask the giant construction companies . Ministry of labor placed a scare into these companies if any anonymous complaint comes in that they are forced to work at noon during summer the ministry inspectors will visit the site and impose hefty fines. Many Saudis and expat workers don't have cars.
Read about how megaprojects in the desert are sapping Saudi Arabia’s cash and why the kingdom is turning to borrowing to keep up: on.wsj.com/3vFFOwl
And really who wants to go to theocratic Islamic dictatorship that has zero respect for LGBTQ….
Who is going to take on those loans considering that when fossil fuel ends Saudi Arabia will have a GDP of zero?
not bad but still a decade behind UAE or it does not feel they have sense of urgency. I predict transport electrification is 8-10 year from now being the norm. Saudi should get into cleaner energy and water production.
@@Rodrifuuuvision 2030 is all about economic diversification away from oil .. but currently mostly relying on oil
@@zodiacfmlthey are switching to green energy .. also planting more trees.. and they do have a sense of urgency but can’t obviously rush everything.. takes time.
When Wall Street Journal tries to become B1M
B1M>>>
Interesting
Good for us. We have more access to understanding global projects
and about as unwilling to critically discuss political implications too!
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The map of the metro is the worst🤢🤢🤮 as the lines paths were primary chosen based on the most loyal landowners to the saudi royal mafia & has so little to do with logic & practicality 🤏
Saudi Arabia doesn't need investors, it is The Investor.
But they’re investing their money only in tourism projects it’s a risky bet.
@@qwmhaWho’s said they’re only investing in tourism?
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The map of the metro is the worst🤢🤢🤮 as the lines paths were primary chosen based on the most loyal landowners to the saudi royal mafia & has so little to do with logic & practicality 🤏
@@duran9664 What are you talking about? The metro goes through every major neighborhood in the city, old or new, rich or middle-class.
@@ambessashield9360 all the big projects that they have announced are tourism related projects
إلى الأمام بإذن الله 🇸🇦❤️🇰🇼
الى الامام انتو بعد يا عيال عمنا
Much love to Saudi Arabia from a Jordanian
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Americans laughing at Saudi Arabia for innovating while they have the worst passenger rail in the world.
Totally agree 😂
Americans innovation of arms and weapon for destruction, the rest of the world create innovation building construction for improving Humanity life
Very true, but most if our country is not an extremely hot hellhole
@@jeffwebb2966
California, New Mexico, and Texas have been so quite since you dropped this comment.
Because most Americans have little need for rail.
*takes Canada over +10 years to build a light rail line and its still not done* hahaha...
Seattle started building its light rail in 2008 and projects to be finished in 2041 smh
They are lacking slave labor
Canada worried about LGBTQ lol
This is how I know you live in Riyadh 😂
Canada is very corrupt; they shut down a pipeline carrying oil to the US only to transport it by rail to a West Coast port and then sell it to China. Guess who owns a major stake in that rail company? Warren Buffett.
As a Saudi Arabian I’ll def take advantage of this transportation system as it will save so much time
For what!
Yea. You can sit in the all-male carriage while all the females sit in theirs! Unless that changes amongst other things Saudis won't give up their cars.
@piggybakkers Oh no, he won't be able to ogle women. How terrible.
@@piggybakkers there will be 3 sections, first the worker section, business section and families section. So what if they’re separated? This has no meaning for whether if u want to use the metro or not. Japan has a female only section due to the mass sexual assault cases in their metro. We have this split of sections due to a minority being uncomfortable sitting around a crowded men’s area and religion. Don’t compare European countries sexual harassment cases to ours, do your research.
@@mujtabaalam5907 ?
I live next to two of the stations and they look fantastic. People can’t wait because Riyadh traffic is absolutely taking its toll on everyonr
Is there traffic everyday???
@@TONI__KROOSyess!!
The traffic in Riyadh is insane.
Looks Brown and Barren, no green cover..?
@@Ayush-vy2kq ...it's in a desert.
Respect from Thailand.
Respect him for what ???
@@muichirotokitotokito6819 Respect him for the development of his country. I mean the prince.
🫡 respect from Saudi. Thailand is amazing, with good people.
The 2nd Ave Subway isn't complete. Only the first leg. So it has taken NYC over 100 years to only complete the 1st segment of the 2nd Ave Subway.
no, actually about fifty years. it was briefly first started in the early 1970s, but halted. phase two is underway now.
waiting for a billion or more dollars coffee money before it will move to more miles or another few feet.
I've been living in Saudi Arabia in Riyadh for 2 year.
Noticeably prosperous all around the city, and what shocked me the most is the kindness treatment by the people it's like you are one of them.
Lies haha
@@gozzyboy1989 cope harder
*only if you are white*
Im sorry but the people being kind is the first im hearing of it
I am living here and it is great. It's development is something I have never seen before.
I get the feeling it has this aura of early economic growth of Dubai, where things looks like it is on the way up and being part of this development is exciting and engaging.
I am hoping to come for work inshaallah. Its good to be in something from the ground floor, to be part of the change is something I really want to be apart of (I was there as a kid 20 years ago where my dad was working, so to be part of its transformation is a personal ambition of mine and a sentimental one as well).
@@redman6790 good luck and hope your dream becomes reality
I wouldn't want to live in such a concrete jungle.
@@woodsofthewoodsnot everyone is supposed to live in the desert but 14.5 million immigrants and expats moved to Saudi Arabia which makes Saudi Arabia the third in the world in number of immigrants after Usa and Germany they make 45% of the total population!
You clearly haven’t heard about Chicago in the late 1800’s
Poor video from WSJ for many reasons:
1- it's about one of the largest public transit projects in the world so I expected more details regarding the project itself and its effect on traffic congestion and the estimated economic benefit, but the video did not talk a lot about that and focused on politics.
2- the project is in Saudi Arabia, so it makes sense to have Saudis talk in the video about the project, which did not happen (you invited one Saudi agency to talk specifically about labor protections rather than the project as a whole).
3- you ignored the fact that millions in Riyadh don't own a car, and that's either because they are too young/old to drive, or don't know how to drive (many Saudi women did not learn driving even though the ban on women driving was lifted in 2017), or they don't have the money to buy a car which is true for some foreign workers who came from South Asia. This is very important to mention when speaking about a public transit project in Saudi Arabia
If you can afford to drive, you would. If you can't drive you'd go in a taxi. No one wants to walk to/from the station when they can ride in air-conditioned comfort. IMO only foreign workers will use the metro.
Cry a river.
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@@Avantime I bet this is an American making such a statement. Those taxis will deal with the same traffic that personal vehicles deal with. I'd rather walk to an air conditioned train that'll get me somewhere in a decent amount of time instead of dealing with car traffic.
@@Avantime
When the time to arrive by metro is half the arrival time compared to the car
You will find even those who have a car taking the metro.
I am living in Riyadh for past 2 years. I would say the worlds safest city ❤ #Riyadh #SaudiArabia
I live in prison. I’m safe as well
@@samuraijack1371 we have CR7 too :) , enjoy prison
Try talking politics or get interested in human rights situation...
@@samuraijack1371 You should read what happened in Mississippi one of these days.
That wsj lady was quite upset about these projects are not happening in North America 🤣🤣
The 2nd Ave subway in New York city has not been completed; just one phase has been completed.
And it took 10 years to build.
Corruption 😅
you provide some hundred million coffee money, maybe it will inch forward a meter
thank you. They will start the second phase 2 next year. The 3rd and 4th phases haven't even been funded.
@@Technoanima sure there is some corruption but it is more complex than that. the subway was let to rot for almost 50 years after the car became popular and Robert Moses just wanted to build highways. Also, during the depression and WW2, 1970s NYC financial crisis and 2008 recession, all new constructions were stopped.
The funny thing is how Western media always find criticism on everything none Western.
if you think that is bad you should see them critique western
Yeah its quite annoying. Its either some state department propaganda or lecture about human rights and international law (while their governments regularly export the worst human rights abuses and international law violations around the world for more than a century) or disrespecting the local culture and traditions of a non-western country that doesnt align with their liberal views. I have to role my eyes every time they do this.
The funny and disgusting thing about Western media is that they used to pretend that they are experts on subject they understand superficially.
we saw that in Qatar world cup as well, the power is shifting to the middle east and this drives them crazy.
The more funny thing is how trolls are so willing to justify any atrocity of their homeland autocratic regimes.
Building for the future. Great achievement.
Let’s goo my country❤❤
Finally, Saudi Arabia understands there is nothing better than trains!!
Nothing to do with tarins over their. 😅
What finally? Saudi Arabia already has trains.
@@joelc9439only 3 lines
Camel is more superior than train
Bro we have trains but we don’t have metros
Very nice! Love when countries invest and build modern high speed rail.
A very factual and informative video ,explaining the huge investment in infrastructure in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia ❤💯👍
To say Riyadh, hottest is misleading.
The best season is from September till April.
The hottest months start from June till August.
Three months dont dictate full year.
Plus Alqedya will be in upper hill that will make the weather a bit colder than the rest of Riyadh.
I visited Dubai before, there are two subway lines there, however due to the hot weather, most people come out after 7pm. AC is everywhere in the subway stations and shopping malls. Highways are covered with sands after sandstorms, cleaners sweep the highways diligently.
@icebaby6714
Riyadh is colder than Dubai, plus it has hills and doesn't have a beach that causes humidity and sweats.
humidity in the desert is low
@@icebaby6714 I assume that you visited dubai in the summer? It is the worst lol. But anyway dubai is way hotter than Riyadh because it’s a coastal city. Riyadh weather is mostly nice or cold but you shouldn’t visit it in the summer too, because that will be like visiting moscow in the winter and then complaining about the extreme cold weather
@@Eng_Ahmed_b50 I would like to visit Riyadh in spring or autumn.
@@factcheck9849
I suspect living near the sea is so much better than living in the desert.
Just imagine the sea breeze and the chance to dip in the cooler sea whenever one desires.
I salute you for this good report or analysis on Nigeria, 100% accurate.
Saudi keeps thriving
no for long climate change is gonna destroy any ambition they have . also is gonna destroy my country so yeah is not gonna be okey or thrive .... we are going 1000 kilometter per hour to or own annihialiation as global civilization ?)
Every step that Saudi takes towards its 'development', take it even further away from it, it should've stuck with its cultural buildings and processes rather than the western modern trashy architecture
@@HammadKhan-tl6bb if you are really interested in Saudi architecture, you would know Dari’s which is the biggest city of traditional architecture building.
@@HammadKhan-tl6bb what do you mean by "western modern architecture"
wonderful - Al hamdullah - love from Pakistan
Is this an advertisement on just Saudi Arabia?
Hmm, on second guess this is a fair bit of reporting. It just seems that there is a bit of a focus on these gulf state’s future
Why should they only cover American homelessness and school shootings?
The concern for labour rights seems to show a balanced approach
@@NadidLinchestein I don’t know if you have been reading the WSJ. There has been a few advertised pages on Saudi Arabia and other such gulf states. Also this isn’t really the only video they have done on Saudi Arabia. Reporting on another “mega project” isn’t exactly ground breaking. Maybe it might be more interesting to do a piece on Senegal.
Yes. It is an advertisement and governments like Saudi use some of their billions to advertise themselves to world to make themselves look good.
Proud of them 🇸🇩🤍🇸🇦
حبايبنا اهل السودان
Whether people will ride the trains will depend mostly on where the stations are located, the connecting modes of transportation to/from the station and of course ticket prices.
Vancouver Canada Line 2009 and Montreal REM 2023 are great WORKABLE examples of delivering on time and on budget in Canada
Riyadh is going to be one of the future mega cities of the future. They’re laying the infrastructure in droves. Amazing country to invest and do business in.
I think if Riyadh is going to rival NY, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, I think ease of ownership of built assets needs to accommodate foreign ownership, even home ownership for the tens of millions foreign workers. I live/work/enjoy
Riyadh but my investment here is to spend as little as possible.
@shivanbassaw9 ... that is if you don't mind selling your soul to the devil.
Yes, amazing for capitalists who want to benefit from the exploitation of the environment and the resources of public.
@@EmeraldJade66 lol what devil are you talking my poor boy?
Riyadh KSA is going to be the best city in the world for sure to live in and it's already happening. Long live 🇸🇦
Good joke!
@@yashagrawal88the irony of that coming from an Indian
Really happy to see Saudi Arabia transforming, modernizing. Especially MBS support for women's right was a crucial moment. The future is bright.
EXCELENTE NEWS!!
Hope the price for travel can have affordable options so we all can enjoy this beautiful project through the desert!
You're still gonna talk to us about human rights while your government keeps arming Israel?
You are right ✅️
are u talking about Saudi Arabia or America? I really can't tell because both are helping Israel
Saudi Arabia also literally helps israel.
What did saudi arabia do that helped isreal plsss tell me @@AL-lh2ht
both are literally funding israel. its just that US is giving all tax money which is ridiculous
I wish to live in Saudi Arabia one day. I feel safer in Saudi Arabia.
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You’re welcome
@@-Nawaf-111 ❤️
THEN GO
@@martinguerrero2311 ishalla one day with God’s will I will ishalla
I think Tunnel Mashines are interesting not boring!
"boring" is an action similar to drilling, not an adjective.
it was a pun!
@@IDK-gh4st It was a Joke
@@Ravachol71.....
Then he must have gone to the same comedy school as Zelensky in Ukraine....hopeless!!
As a joke , I thought it was 'boring'..😂😂😂
Stop screwing around
Can US media just *stop politicized every single subject* in Saudi Arabia it just transportation project To help the residents of the city of Riyadh, which is twice as large as Berlin!
😂😂😂
Politicising every issue is the only thing the West have got now. They lost the economic war to China. They are losing the proxy war in Ukraine to Russia. They are rapidly losing their position in the Middle East as well, as the Global South forge a future together with BRICS. Lacking any new ideas of their own, they have resorted to tearing down others instead (China, Russia, the Muslim world, etc.)
In the US we consider the news media as a bad joke. Ranked even lower than politicians, if you can imagine anything that low!
yeah I have to role my eyes every time and they do this to every country that doesnt align with their liberal views and culture. Its quite annoying.
Good joke ! Transport projects are political. They have political reasons. Transport cannot be considered in isolation.
5:10 The 2nd Ave subway is not anywhere near completion---only an early phase is complete.
As a Saudi citizen, I feel proud of a young, strong, educated, and dedicated leader with the ambition to make our country, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, develop and prosper more and more. This leader is Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has been brave, honest, and fair in his fight against corruption, even when it involved members of the royal family. He strives to ensure that the country benefits from all available opportunities, such as tourism and others. I believe this drives many people who envy Saudis to madness and loss of credibility, as they do not wish well for Saudi Arabia.
I wonder how many of these buildings and project will still be there after 30-50 years. Many of them seem to be designed to look flashy and not lasting
Railroad takes you from one piece of desert to another. For the low low price of $22b
Only one piece fans can understand this comment 🤣🤣
Can you explain?@@issamer-raya7162
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The map of the metro is the worst🤢🤢🤮 as the lines paths were primary chosen based on the most loyal landowners to the saudi royal mafia & has so little to do with logic & practicality 🤏
That piece of desert is the reason you can get to work every day. And the reason the computer you used to type that moronic comment could be shipped from China.
@Salman-ji7en You know not all fuel comes from the middle east little buddy? 😂
Who would want 2 visit Saudi Arabia??🇺🇸
Saudi Arabia is the tenth country visited by tourists and aspires to more than that
@@عبداللهالحربي-ف7ل Saudi Arabia is at #32
@@rext8949 last year was 11#
I’m actually very excited to see the end result, Riyadh really need metro
In America, takes months, sometimes years to get local roads with potholes fixed! Other countries are so much more advanced..
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All the tax payers money has gone to Ukraine or zelensky pocket
The video is not about fixing potholes.
go and live there
@@earth.planet8860 l went to Thailand instead 😂
Thank you very much. I used it. I won two trades, salute!!
For our chinese, Saudi arab is the number one place for setting business. as we can see, for next 20 years, the invest environment of saudi arab is stable and getting better.
A very interesting project which I hope having a minimum of delays for the completion.
Last year, my company sent me to Riyadh for work. I was there mid summer for about 2 weeks and GOOD LORD it was hot.
That aside I was really impressed by the living standard...
Great video, keep ot up WSJ
Now this is a useful project. Better than the line.
The Neom line was a pie in the sky dream which could never have worked. The plan has been slashed drastically as announced in recent weeks. Even Saudi Arabia doesn't have unlimited money to overcome stupid unworkable plans.
Good to see Saudi Arabia progressing
😂😂 thanks to Westerner.
@@halfevilhalfgood2206thanks to China, Japan and Korea
This is not progress! 😂
@@yashagrawal88why are you crying
Actually, Riyadh is colder than Dubai.
I get that your extreme hate against Arabs but at least be honest
The hottest months are from July to August.
The best seasons from September till April
Three months doesn't dictate all year. This is to say Moscow is coldest.
Sure, it has coldest month, but that doesn't make it all year.
إلى الأمام بإذن الله 🇸🇦
The train stations look better than airports. I just got back from Saudi and not going to lie, these guys are going to put the world soon to shame
I suspect you are correct, nice to have an autocratic type government, none of those pesky elections to get in the way, kinda like China too. Saudi has more than enough $$ to hire, and educate, the best minds the planet has to offer, it appears they're putting those dollars to good use by showing just what can be done and what the planet's future can look like...
Always TRUST WSJ to always put a neagtive twist on any positive infrastructure projects elsewhere😂😂😂😂
always trust 'any' media to spin it, 'not' report it...
If they made a video about a project in some African country make sure they're gonna mention something about a dictator who ruled them
This is fantastic. It's given people from all over the world jobs. Another part of the world has the opportunity to become green again after hundreds of years. People will not have to emigrate to find a decent lifestyle. Other nearby regions will benefit from the nicer weather and higher rainfall.
I am not sure that people from all over the world wish to be used as slave labour.
دخلت قسم التعليقات و رأيت مدى كراهية الناس لنا !!
I entered the comments section and saw how much people hate us.!!
The metro is important to our beloved city Riyadh and this project will shape the world transport system.
I hope use the metro soon.
Westerners are talking about human rights.
The irony.
Ikr…
better human rights than any arab country
@@Amg-ks1tc have fun being conquered bro
@@Amg-ks1tc Believe me, Arabs Countrie are way better when you leave us alone.
Hail To King MBS .
Saudi On Verge To Become New Dubai 🎉👏
Similar to Dubai it will be the workers who don't have cars that will benefit the most. Cant wait . I shall visit Riyadh as soon as it opens insh'Allah.
I care more that they can have their passports back and leave the country whenever they want.
@@jochem1986 They weren't brought to work in the country against their own will, plus holding someones passport isn't a thing for a decade now.
@@VexLooter A few middle eastern countries are definitely pulling in cheap labour with false promises. Saudi Arabia is one of them.
Dima Saudi kings dom,long life Saudi A, from your brother And devellopementfolower " god bless y "her a Moroccan "
Couldn't pay me to go to Saudi Arabia
or Dubai.
No one is
They don't want you as well. So it all works out perfectly for both sides.
ignorant it's okay your kids will be working in saudi
You can't afford in the first place
Still not operational? Was meant to be Q4 last year for at least two of its lines (Blue and Yellow) and after seeing the Yellow Line last year (as a guest of KSA) it did not seem that far off with station fit outs in the big stations nearly completed and testing well underway.
What is the hold up now?
Unlike anywhere else there's a lot of sand lying around in Saudi to be converted to concrete
Sadly, desert sand is usually too rounded to make good construction sand. The best construction sand is jagged and angular, which despite how it feels to your hand desert sand really isn't.
@@willythemailboy2 Thank you! An engineer friend of mine just told me the same recently.
Don't know a lot of people who think "progressive" when thinking of Saudi Arabia. Pretty much the opposite really. Khashoggi would properly agree if he could.
I think `stupid` rather!
Thanks for sharing this video. Likewise with China, massive amounts of infrastructure development going on. I have not been to Saudi yet but with the encouragement of tourism and more wesyerners visiting, it will only be a matter of time before the country becomes a more mainstream destination for western visitors.
Massive infrastructure development of this kind may attract tourists, but it is natural heritage and cultural heritage that is ultimately sustainable.
And Saudi has both. So thank you.@@yashagrawal88
Experience shows that metro projects don't really change the city from a car-centric city. Metro projects in fact encourage cars / private vehicles. Metros are not an eco-friendly transport mode.
Their railway to Mecca was basically built by Spanish companies and uses Spanish trains from Talgo. Which makes sense.
Are you sure it was built by Spanish thalgo
built by China
Wrong! Spain failed. China took over.
good info!!
Well done to China for building the Saudi Metro Project!
Spain... actually
Spain not china.
Mecca Metro is built by the China Railway Construction Company.
What is well in it!
God bless Saudi 🇸🇦 Zero income tax, high salaries and great culture
Such a well presented information. As a shake i am impressed. Inshallah ❤
@fkprophet ... For a "shake" you need to go back to school to learn and study english again so you can spell words correctly. Just saying! 🙄
@@EmeraldJade66 my bad
@@quantum.spectrum Ok I'll let it slide this time 😉😄
@@EmeraldJade66 ohoo... Sounds Good
Looking at this, I can see how forward thinking and advanced Singapore has progressed over time since 1965.😊
Masha Allah❤
Learned the Gospels to find errors but instead got confused. the Makkah prophets father's name means Slave of God, but the most important is the name of God in 'Slave of God' is same a God's name in the scripture send to the prophet from Makkah. Before Archangel Gabriel visiting the prophet, how come his father name means slave of God? Does that mean there existed a deity with the same name as that of the God in the scripture send to the prophet from Makkah as the prophets father was a polytheist? What does all this mean?
Please read the following.
Sahih Al Bukhari 126
Book 3 hadith 68
So what does the above means? The following says the messages from God comes when the prophet lies with Aisha in the bed. What does this mean? God will only speak when in bed.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2581
In-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 16
May God of Abraham Guide You.
Probably the most sensible megaproject in the country
None of this makes sense in the absence of the oil reserves
meanwhile in Canada a high speed train between Calgary and Edmonton (300km) has been on paper for 10 years..
Life is easy when you have unlimited oil wealth
and slave labor
Not unlimited @ all! The numbers are very inflated! Spain is worth more than Saudi arabia as an example.
@@HanzBergmanSaudi Arabia has a higher gdp per capita
@@cosmoshfa88savant66don't wanna hear any complaining from you guys 😂😂😂
California is richer than Saudi Arabia, and they could not build a metro, life is not only about money, good management is also crucial
This video essay is very favorable to the project.
If the video is about metros, why is it written 'railway' in the title? This is misleading.
You improve human rights by improving human rights not by improving just your image.
& what “human rights” dont we not have?
Its so nice to see that WSJ says that this is Developement and not Environmental Hazard but when other countries do it the tone changes
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I'm Saudi. Clicked on the video to check how much hate is in the comment section.
I have come to expect some. But sadly, there's way more than I expected.
Try being American 😂😂 we've seen our flag burned, danced on, and every time I just shrug and move on!
Americans see all their Instagram fashion and aesthetics influence the world, especially with our music trends and clothing, even Chinese technology and fashion looks like American Instagram 'aesthetics', but yet Sooooo many foreigners online say we've NEVER done anything great! 😂 We may be bad at geography but I guarantee we see foreigners start dressing in our fashion wayyyy later than us, but we just keep it to ourselves 😂😂
Who cares about haters? Saudis live better lives than other countries citizens
Just jealous people indoctrinated by their own ineffective government.
Their mind is the problem.
@@DefensisIndus I wouldn't take their insults and their claims serious if i see the whole world dresses like me and listen to my music 😂😂
human rights this, human rights that
Wow, modern Saudi Arabia growing.
Good reporting WSJ.
It's an entirely biased puff piece. Not serious journalism.
What's the future of one of the hottest, driest places on the planet, with oil peaking, temperatures rising, and turmoil in the region. Luxury in a totally artificial tourist trap?? Some draw........................
worked for Dubai... but yeah totally agree.
Also continues to work for Vegas even though I will never understand the appeal. You live running between air conditioned building and cars and never really enjoying the outdoors bc it’s not habitable lol.
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The map of Riyadh Metro is the worst🤢🤢🤮 as the lines paths were primary chosen based on the most loyal landowners to the saudi royal mafia & has so little to do with logic & practicality 🤏
Oil isn't peaking. We have lived in a warm and dry climate for thousands of years and can easily adapt to it cost-effectively using modern technology like desalination and large-scale hydroponic farming. It's not artificial, in fact I guarantee it has far more history, tradition and culture than wherever you come from.
I think a country like SA needs to realise that adapting an artificial brand with flashy marketing isn't the solution to its challenges. I hope that it will also focus on rule of law in all its aspects (financial etc), customer service/rights etc. An example is Saudia Airlines. Perfectly fine rebranded airline, very capable staff etc, when when something goes wrong or you want to reach out to them, there's no one there. Money can only buy as much.
Beautifully built. It will shorten and improve work earnings and improve business in Saudi Arabia it has in the western countries.
About the “poor working conditions for migrant workers”
1. The law states that it is illegal to have people working outside in the summer to protect them from the heat.
2. Contractors have to provide proof of payment to their staff and if they fail to do so they get punished.
3. Safety standards must be upheld in all sites and reguler safety reports are mandatory.
These are only some of the laws and regulations that are strictly implemented and applied to all contractors and workers regardless of nationality.
I've waited 1 year forr this metro network to open. it's mostly done but due to the stupid decision (in my opinion) to open it all in 1 phase, they keep delaying it
Come to Saudi its new country with new soul 🇸🇦♥️
Its not a democracy
@@Shmancyfancy536 But westerners are all over China!. Accept different kinds of governing.
@@Shmancyfancy536 so🤔
a new country ? 😂😂 u mean it has no history 😂😂
@@youssefahmed8861 even america has no history but it's powerful
Wow, Saudi is advancing with some high technological plans thats gonna make their country the most amazing country in the world!!!
What is the point of such report ? i didnt get it .
You woudn't say this if the video was about some other western country.
@@Solacer8 yes i would, if the video try to add geo political facts, this one does in a confusing way
If we do not see other countries going big , more open , more money , more jobs for everyone , more future for young people we will be in the same position 2 or 3 major hubs and all the others starving in poverty , this is a good move from saudi arabia !
Don't underestimate the Saudis,they are planning something big and futuristic.This metro project will fix the transportation issues in Riyadh..insha Allah.We will get rid of the traffic jams finally
How? The saudis are the ones creating the traffic problems but they`ll never use this tube only poor asians will.
@@TommyHoff metro trail will reduce the time on road so why Saudis will not use it? Do Saudis have extra time for spending on the road?.Now everyone needs to reach their work on time and metro is the solution.
@@Rustamay No Saudi is using the bus service only poor foreigners use it. Why would the metro be any different?
@@TommyHoff hope so, Buses are part of the metro project... without metro buses are not feasible even the poor expats are not using it🙂
@@Rustamay Pretty idiotic using a system that so few people uses.
Long live MBS
Ma Sha Allah. The country is on a high speed futurestic development journey Alhamdolilah , We wish you God's speed
15 years ago when I lived in the Gulf, SA followed UN guidelines & banned working outside at 50°C & over. So the official temp never seemed to go over 49°, no matter what your car thermometer told you...
As a Saudi Contractor I know we lose money because we have to stop outdoors duties for hours everyday during the summer season, so please stop guessing
@@abdulmohd3871 Were you there 15 years ago? Can you add anything in context?
@@corvanphoenix we started operation back in 1996 and it’s linked to specific dates regardless of the temperature readings
Video mentions that Riyadh Royal Commission did not respond regarding safety of labor, you don't need their response , you can ask the giant construction companies . Ministry of labor placed a scare into these companies if any anonymous complaint comes in that they are forced to work at noon during summer the ministry inspectors will visit the site and impose hefty fines.
Many Saudis and expat workers don't have cars.