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Riyadh Metro: 94 new trains and a Red Line extension to Diriyah

At the government press conference on Monday 12 October 2026, attended by the Minister of Media, Eng. Ibrahim Al-Sultan, CEO of the Royal Commission for Riyadh City, reviewed mobility in the capital. The public transport network is approaching 500 million riders since launch, more than 300 million of them on the Riyadh Metro, with more than 20 million trips by school and university students.

Riyadh Metro station at King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), Riyadh
Photo: Saudi Press Agency (SPA) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0); resized.
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Contracts have been signed to buy 94 trains, raising the fleet from 183 to 277. The Red Line will extend from King Saud University to Diriyah with 5 new stations: 2 for the university and its medical city, and 3 in Diriyah. According to Al Watan, Red Line capacity will rise to 370,000 riders a day and the Yellow Line from 130,000 to 188,000. On the roads, a programme covers about 700 km of corridors, more than 330 intersections, 300 bridges and 80 tunnels.

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