Editing Medina (section)

===Bus and rapid transit===
[[File:Haramain High Speed Railway Station in Medina.jpg|thumb|[[Haramain high-speed railway]] station at Medina]]
The bus transport system in Medina was established in 2012 by the [[Al Madinah Region Development Authority|MMDA]] and is operated by SAPTCO. The newly established bus system includes 10 lines connecting different regions of the city to [[al-Masjid an-Nabawi|Masjid an-Nabawi]] and the downtown area, and serves around 20,000 passengers on a daily basis.<ref>{{cite web |title=Madina Buses Official (Arabic) |url=https://madinabuses.mda.gov.sa |website=Madina Buses Official Website |access-date=21 April 2022 |archive-date=3 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603050406/https://madinabuses.mda.gov.sa/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Medina Buses Serves 20k Passengers Daily (Arabic) |url=https://makkahnewspaper.com/article/1103561/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF/20-%D8%A3%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9 |website=Makkah Newspaper |date=19 May 2019 |access-date=19 May 2019 |archive-date=6 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206010400/https://makkahnewspaper.com/article/1103561/%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D8%25A8%25D9%2584%25D8%25AF/20-%25D8%25A3%25D9%2584-%25D9%2585%25D8%25B3%25D8%25AA%25D9%258A%25D8%25AF-%25D9%258A%25D9%2588%25D9%2585%25D9%258A%25D8%25A7-%25D9%2585%25D9%2586-%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D9%2586%25D9%2582%25D9%2584-%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D8%25AA%25D8%25B1%25D8%25AF%25D8%25AF%25D9%258A-%25D8%25A8%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D9%2585%25D8%25AF%25D9%258A%25D9%2586%25D8%25A9 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, the [[Al Madinah Region Development Authority|MMDA]] launched the Madinah Sightseeing Bus service. [[Open top bus]]es take passengers on sightseeing trips throughout the day with two lines and 11 destinations, including Masjid an-Nabawi, [[Quba Mosque|Quba'a Mosque]] and [[Masjid al-Qiblatayn]] and offers audio tour guidance with eight different languages.<ref>{{cite web |title=City Sightseeing Medina |url=http://csmadinah.com/en/ |website=City Sightseeing Medina Official Website |access-date=6 February 2020 |archive-date=6 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206010401/http://csmadinah.com/en/ |url-status=live}}</ref> By the end of 2019, the [[Al Madinah Region Development Authority|MMDA]] announced its plan to expand the bus network with 15 [[Bus rapid transit|BRT]] lines. The project was set to be done in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=36 Months to Create 15 Bus Lines in Medina (Arabic) |url=https://www.alwatan.com.sa/article/1032422/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA/36-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A1-15-%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9 |website=Al-Watan Newspaper |date=31 December 2019 |access-date=31 December 2019 |archive-date=31 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231155133/https://www.alwatan.com.sa/article/1032422/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA/36-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A1-15-%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, the [[Al Madinah Region Development Authority|MMDA]] announced a three-line [[Medina Metro|metro]] project in extension to the public transportation master plan in Medina.<ref>{{cite web |title=MMDA Announces a 3-line Metro Project in Medina(Arabic) |url=https://aawsat.com/home/article/326216/%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%A6%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%AD-%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B0-3-%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B7-%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88-%D9%88200-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA |website=Asharq Al-Awsat Newspaper |access-date=5 February 2020 |archive-date=5 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205221221/https://aawsat.com/home/article/326216/%25D9%2587%25D9%258A%25D8%25A6%25D8%25A9-%25D8%25AA%25D8%25B7%25D9%2588%25D9%258A%25D8%25B1-%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D9%2585%25D8%25AF%25D9%258A%25D9%2586%25D8%25A9-%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D9%2585%25D9%2586%25D9%2588%25D8%25B1%25D8%25A9-%25D8%25AA%25D8%25B7%25D8%25B1%25D8%25AD-%25D8%25AA%25D9%2586%25D9%2581%25D9%258A%25D8%25B0-3-%25D8%25AE%25D8%25B7%25D9%2588%25D8%25B7-%25D9%2585%25D8%25AA%25D8%25B1%25D9%2588-%25D9%2588200-%25D9%2585%25D8%25AD%25D8%25B7%25D8%25A9-%25D9%2584%25D9%2584%25D8%25AD%25D8%25A7%25D9%2581%25D9%2584%25D8%25A7%25D8%25AA |url-status=live}}</ref>