Riyadh Metro

Riyadh Metro
Siemens Inspiro on the Blue and Red Lines.
KAFD Station
Overview
Native name	قطار الرياض
Owner	The Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC)
Locale	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Transit type	Rapid Transit
Number of lines	6
Line number	1   2   3   4   5   6
Number of stations	84
Operation
Operation will start	Late 2024
Character	Elevated & Underground
Number of vehicles	586 cars
Train length	2–4 coaches
Technical
System length	176 km (109 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The Riyadh Metro (Arabic: قطار الرياض Giṭār Ar-riyāḍ, pronounced [gɪˈtˤaːr ərːɪˈjaːðˤ]) is a rapid transit system under construction in Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia. It is part of the King Abdulaziz Project for Riyadh Public Transport and will consist of six metro lines spanning a total length of 176 kilometres (109 mi), with 84 stations. The project will cost $22.5 billion to build.^[1] According to the Saudi minister of transport, Riyadh Metro is expected to open to passengers in 2024.^[2]

This will be the second metro system in Saudi Arabia, after the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro line for Hajj pilgrims in Mecca, which opened in November 2010, fourth on the Arabian Peninsula, sixth in the Arab World, and fifteenth in the Middle East.