Line 6 (Riyadh Metro)

Purple Line
Riyadh Metro map
Overview
Other namesLine 6
Purple Line
StatusOperating
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; 13 months ago (1 December 2024)
Technical
Line length30 kilometers (19 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 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's mostly elevated except along Sheikh Hassan Bin Hussein Bin Ali Street. The line has 11 stations with 3 interchange stations.

Overview

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

Route

CodeStation NameInterchange station to
11KAFDKAFD Blue Line 13 and KAFD Yellow Line 11
12Ar RabiAr Rabi Yellow Line 12, Ar Rabi Interchange Bus Rapid Transite Line 11 and Community Bus route 730 King Abdulaziz 11
13Uthman Bin Affan RoadUthman Bin Affan Road Yellow Line 13
14SABICSABIC Yellow Line 14
15Granada
16Al-YarmukAl-Yarmuk Community Bus route 342
17Al-HamraAl-Hamra Red Line 22
18Al-Andalus
19Khurais RoadKhurais 03 Community Bus route 250
20As Salam
21An NaseemAn 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.
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