Orange Line | |
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Overview | |
Other name(s) | Line 3 |
Status | Operational |
Owner | Royal Commission for Riyadh City |
Locale | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Termini |
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Stations | 22 |
Service | |
Type | Rapid transit |
System | Riyadh Metro |
History | |
Opened | 5 January 2025 |
Technical | |
Line length | 40.7 kilometers (25.3 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
The Orange Line (Arabic: المسار البرتقالي) or Line 3 is one of the six lines in the Riyadh Metro network in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[1][2] It runs east–west along Al-Madinah Al Munawwarah Road and Prince Saad Bin Abdulrahman Al Awal Road, starting in the west near Jeddah Expressway and ending in the east near the National Guard camp of Khashm Al An. It has 21 stations and 2 interchange stations, covering 40.7 km.
It is mostly elevated along the western part of Al-Madinah Al Munawwarah Road, then underground in tunnels in the central section, and generally at grade along Prince Saad Bin Abdulrahman Road.
It was built by ArRiyadh New Mobility Consortium, a consortium of Webuild (at the time of signature), Impregilo, Bombardier, Ansaldo, Larsen & Toubro, Nesma & Partners, WorleyParsons.[3][4][5]