Skip to main content

Riyadh Metro hits schedule with clockwork Orange

Orange Line opens on time, completing the network in Saudi Arabia's capital
By Adam Hill January 8, 2025 Read time: 1 min
Orange blossoms (image: Royal Commission for Riyadh City)

Riyadh's driverless mass transit system is now fully open for riders as planned, says the Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC).

The first three of the six lines in the Saudi Arabian capital opened last year and the final one - the east-west, 41km Orange Line - opened on time this week.

Its stations run from Jeddah Road to the Second Eastern Ring Road, parallel to the Khashm Al Aan in the east, and include An Naseem – an interchange with the Purple Line.

Riyadh Metro is open from 6am to midnight, and tickets are available using the Darb mobile app or via ticket offices and self-service machines at stations.

Separately, RCRC has announced the start of operations of three new stations on the Blue Line (Al Olaya – Al Batha Axis): Al Murooj, Bank Al Bilad, and King Fahad Library.

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Aimsun creates Abu Dhabi transport model 
    March 17, 2021
    Simulation for entire Emirate will support Integrated Transport Centre's Steam+ framework
  • Bill Halkias: 'We need a sustainable world'
    April 20, 2021
    In the first of our Tolling Matters interview series, Bill Halkias, MD & CEO of Attica Tollway Operations Authority and president of the International Road Federation, talks to Adam Hill about post-Covid recovery and sustainable mobility
  • Chile launches ambitious transport plan
    November 7, 2014
    In an effort to boost a weakening economy, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has announced a nearly US$4.2 billion transport infrastructure plan, including one new metro line in Santiago, cable car systems in three other cities and rail projects. The plan includes US$1.9 billion in new concessions, with the expansion of public-private partnerships (PPPs) to the metro system and US$2.2 billion in works directly funded by the government. In Santiago, the program involves developing feasibility studie
  • Intertraffic 2022 gets ready for business
    January 27, 2022
    Relaxation of Dutch Covid rules means event at RAI Amsterdam will have 'usual occupancy'