 Makkah is served by four ring roads, and these are very crowded compared to the three ring roads of Madinah.The Al Masha'er Al Muqaddassah Metro is a metro line in Mecca opened on 13 November 2010.The 18.1-kilometer (11.2-mile) elevated metro transports pilgrims to the holy sites of 'Arafat, Muzdalifah and Mina in the city to reduce congestion on the road and is only operational during the "Hajj" season.