Alstom was awarded a contract to enhance and increase the capacity of the Jeddah Airport APM system to accommodate the airport’s projected passenger growth, which is expected to surpass 100 million by 2030.
Alstom’s responsibility includes the design, engineering, supply, integration, testing and commissioning of a full system upgrade of Jeddah’s International Airport Terminal 1 People Mover, including four additional state-of-the-art Innovia APM cars, to be added into the current fleet of ten.
The project will also feature an upgrade to the signalling and communication systems, the implementation of platform screen doors, cybersecurity enhancements, and the establishment of a new Operation Control Room. The APM cars are equipped with Cityflo 650 CBTC solution, which has been designed to meet the most stringent safety, reliability, maintainability, and availability requirements. The existing fleet will be retrofitted with the latest motion recording video systems. The project will draw on Alstom’s global in-house expertise in integrated railway systems.
This expansion of Jeddah Airport APM system is in line with the Vision 2030 of Saudi Arabia and the Saudi Green Initiative, focusing on sustainable and efficient transport. The upgraded Innovia APM system plays a key role in reducing transport emissions, enhancing the airport’s capacity as an international hub, and aiding the nation’s transformation into a global logistics centre. With the improvements and additional cars there is an approximately 90% increase in system capacity from the current system.
Since 2020, King Abdulaziz International Airport has utilised the Innovia APM system, under a full operation and maintenance contract with Alstom. This marked the introduction of Alstom’s over 50 years of expertise in automated people mover design, construction, operations, and maintenance to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In 2022, Alstom and Jeddah Airports Company (JEDCO) entered into a new five-year contract for the operation and maintenance of Jeddah Airport’s APM system.
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