Line 6 (Riyadh Metro)

Purple Line
Riyadh Metro map
Overview
Other name(s)Line 6
Purple Line
StatusOperational
OwnerRoyal Commission for Riyadh City
LocaleRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Termini
  • KAFD
  • An Naseem
Stations11
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemRiyadh Metro
Rolling stockAlstom Metropolis
History
Opened1 December 2024; 27 days ago (1 December 2024)
Technical
Line length30 kilometers (19 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Purple Line (Arabic: المسار البنفسجي) or Line 6, also known as Violet Line,[1] is one of the six lines in the Riyadh Metro network in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[2][3][4][5] It runs in a half-ring from King Abdullah Financial District, passing Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University, and ending at Prince Saad Ibn Abdulrahman Al Awal Road. It will be mostly elevated except along Sheikh Hassan Bin Hussein Bin Ali Street. The line has 11 stations with 3 interchange stations.

It was built by a consortium of FCC, Atkins, Alstom, Samsung C&T, Strukton and TYPSA (Tecnica Y Proyectos).[6][7]

Map


Route

Code Station Name Interchange station to
11 KAFD KAFD Blue Line 13 and KAFD Yellow Line 11
12 Ar Rabi Ar Rabi Yellow Line 12, Ar Rabi Interchange Bus Rapid Transite Line 11 and Community Bus route 730 King Abdulaziz 11
13 Uthman Bin Affan Road Uthman Bin Affan Road Yellow Line 13
14 SABIC SABIC Yellow Line 14
15 Granada
16 Al Yarmuk Al Yarmuk Community Bus route 342
17 Al Hamra Al Hamra Red Line 22
18 Al Andalus
19 Khurais Road Khurais 03 Community Bus route 250
20 As Salam
21 An Naseem An Naseem Orange Line 30

References

  1. ^ "Get free Access 100,000+ Middle East & North Africa construction projects". www.bncnetwork.net. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  2. ^ "Saudi Arabia's $22.5 Billion Riyadh Metro Set to Transform Urban Transport | Metro Rail Today". Metro Rail Today: Gateway to Rail & Metro Industry. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  3. ^ Zyl, Gareth van (2024-08-17). "Will Riyadh Metro ease the city's traffic jams? What you need to know". Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  4. ^ "بالصور.. وصول أول عربات "مترو الرياض" للمسار البنفسجي". أرقام (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  5. ^ سبق (2017-03-02). "بالصور.. وصول أولى عربات قطار الرياض للمسار البنفسجي". صحيفة سبق الالكترونية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  6. ^ "Riyadh Metro, Saudi Arabia". Railway Technology. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  7. ^ "Riyadh Metro completes tunneling excavation works for Green line". Alstom. Retrieved 2024-08-25.