Al Urubah
A deep tunnel station in the heart of Olaya, where Al Urubah Road crosses King Fahad Road.
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On the line
Station type
Step-free access
About Al Urubah
Where Al Urubah Road crosses King Fahad Road, in the middle of Olaya, this deep tunnel station on Line 1 (Blue) sits beneath one of the densest office and retail addresses in Riyadh: administrative towers, hotels and corporate headquarters gathered around the meeting of two of the city's main axes. The Kingdom Centre, the closest of its landmarks, stands on the same corridor. Al Urubah Road itself is a major east–west route, which makes the station a sensible place to get off and finish the trip on foot rather than take the traffic on. Only Line 1 calls here, between Al Wurud 2 to the north and Alinma Bank to the south; the nearest change is stc, two stops north, for Line 2 (Red), while KAFD, further north again, covers Line 4 (Yellow) and Line 6 (Purple). The tunnel runs deep for a reason: it has to pass under one of the most heavily built junctions in the city, so the platforms sit a long way below the traffic overhead.
It sits between Al Wurud 2 and Alinma Bank 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 Urubah?
Al Urubah · Deep Underground station on Line 1. Coordinates: 24.7132°N, 46.6754°E.
Nearby: places and services
A few minutes’ walk from Al Urubah, 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 Al Wurud 2 and Alinma Bank.
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 Urubah. 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 Urubah
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🛤 Open the route calculatorPopular journey times from Al Urubah
| Destination | Estimated time | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| KAFD | 12 min | Direct |
| stc | 3 min | Direct |
| Qasr Al Hokm | 16 min | Direct |
| National Museum | 13 min | Direct |
| Airport T1-2 | 57 min | 1 change |
| King Saud University | 15 min | 1 change |
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