Al Owd
A deep tunnel station serving the old district of Al Owd, one stop south of the Qasr Al Hokm interchange.
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Station type
Step-free access
About Al Owd
Just south of the historic quarter, Al Owd is a deep tunnel station on Line 1 (Blue) and one of the last buried stops before the line climbs onto its viaduct further south. Al Owd is one of the older districts of Riyadh: a tight mesh of housing and small businesses, high residential density, and narrow streets laid out well before the city's modern expansion. Its residents — a mix of Saudi families and expatriates — make up most of the station's traffic, and most of them are travelling north to work in the centre and Olaya. Qasr Al Hokm, one stop north, is the nearest interchange, with Line 3 (Orange); the next station south, Skirinah, is where the Blue Line surfaces and the elevated run down to Ad Dar Al Baida begins. The contrast across a single stop is sharp: one station north the streets fill with visitors to the souqs, while Al Owd stays a working residential quarter that outsiders have little reason to get off in.
It sits between Qasr Al Hokm and Skirinah on Line 1.
It is a deep underground station and runs to the network hours: 5:30 am to midnight Saturday to Thursday, and from 10:00 am on Friday. The SAR 4 two-hour ticket covers the metro and the buses. Below you will find the station on the map, journey times, interchanges and facilities.
Where is Al Owd?
Al Owd · Deep Underground station on Line 1. Coordinates: 24.6253°N, 46.7210°E.
Nearby: places and services
A few minutes’ walk from Al Owd, you will find the following places and services.
Other stations on Line 1
Line 1 · SAB Bank ↔ Ad Dar Al Baida
Services and accessibility
Like every Riyadh Metro station, this one has ticket vending machines, darb card gates, lifts, tactile guide paths for visually impaired passengers and signage in Arabic and English. Here is what you can normally expect to find.
Interchanges and connections
Line 1 (Blue). Direct trains run towards SAB Bank and in the opposite direction towards Ad Dar Al Baida. The adjacent stations are Qasr Al Hokm and Skirinah.
Buses. The darb system covers the metro and the buses on one ticket, and bus routes and bus rapid transit (BRT) services run around Al Owd. You do not need a separate ticket to switch between metro and bus while your ticket is still valid.
Taxis and ride-hailing. Taxis and ride-hailing apps (Uber, Careem) are available at the station entrances for short trips beyond the network.
Tickets. Buy your ticket from a ticket vending machine in the station or in the darb app, or tap your darb card straight on the gate. Full details on the tickets and fares page and the darb card page.
Plan your journey from Al Owd
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🛤 Open the route calculatorPopular journey times from Al Owd
| Destination | Estimated time | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| KAFD | 29 min | Direct |
| stc | 20 min | Direct |
| Qasr Al Hokm | 1 min | Direct |
| National Museum | 4 min | Direct |
| Airport T1-2 | 74 min | 1 change |
| King Saud University | 32 min | 1 change |
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