Exclusive insights on the LINE in NEOM

Al Arabiya English journalist Jennifer Bell shares exclusive insights on the progress of Saudi Arabia's flagship The LINE project in NEOM.

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00:00Pretty amazing access and you've seen the progress first-hand.

00:06What's happening at the flagship line project?

00:09Well, it's been a hive of activity. There's about a 10,000-strong workforce there,

00:13just at the line itself and ground has been broken, excavation has started

00:18and what we can see there is a start of what's going to be Phase 1 of the 170-kilometre line.

00:24So Phase 1 is going to be 2.4 kilometres and yes, we're going to see that phase come into fruition by about 2034.

00:32It will have, as we've just heard, residential units, hotels

00:35and what they say will be the world's biggest football stadium.

00:38So it will open just in time for the FIFA World Cup in Saudi Arabia in 2034.