Line 6 (Riyadh Metro)

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.

Purple Line
Riyadh Metro map
Overview
Other names	Line 6 Purple Line
Status	Operating
Owner	Royal Commission for Riyadh City
Locale	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Termini	KAFD An Naseem
Stations	11
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Riyadh Metro
Rolling stock	Alstom Metropolis
History
Opened	1 December 2024; 10 months ago (1 December 2024)
Technical
Line length	30 kilometers (19 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Overview

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

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