Photo taken on July 12, 2022 shows the Mecca light rail operated during the Hajj season in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

Pilgrims give thumbs up to the fast and convenient services of the Mecca light rail trains in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, July 9, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

Photo taken on July 8, 2022 shows the pilgrims from all over the world waiting on the platform to board the light rail trains in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.(Photo: Xinhua)

 
The Mecca light rail reopened pilgrimage transport service between July 6 and July 12 after a two-year suspension due to the pandemic of COVID-19, safely transporting hundreds and thousands of pilgrims on time.

This year is also the first time since the coronavirus outbreak in 2020 that Saudi Arabia allows foreign pilgrims to perform Hajj, as the last two seasons were limited only to domestic pilgrims.

The Saudi General Authority for Statistics announced on Friday that the total number of pilgrims in the current Hajj season reached 899,353, including 779,919 foreign pilgrims and 119,434 domestic pilgrims.