King Fahad Library
A deep tunnel station for the King Fahad National Library and the cultural and office quarter around it.
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Station type
Step-free access
About King Fahad Library
King Fahad Library station sits on the King Fahad Road corridor in Olaya and is named after the King Fahad National Library close by — one of the city's landmark cultural buildings, with its white façade and the garden around it. It is a deep tunnel station on Line 1 (Blue), between Bank Albilad and Ministry of Interior. Three layers overlap in the immediate surroundings: the library and its cultural facilities; the Olaya office towers, Al Faisaliah Tower among them; and the commercial streets branching off the main axis. The result is an unusually mixed set of passengers — library users and researchers, staff from the neighbouring offices, and people heading for the shops and hotels. After this station the line begins to swing south-east, leaving Olaya behind on its way towards Al Muorabba and the centre of the city. It is also one of the few stations on Line 1 named after something a visitor might genuinely want to see, rather than a bank, a ministry or a district.
It sits between Bank Albilad and Ministry of Interior 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 King Fahad Library?
King Fahad Library · Deep Underground station on Line 1. Coordinates: 24.6897°N, 46.6874°E.
Nearby: places and services
A few minutes’ walk from King Fahad Library, 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 Bank Albilad and Ministry of Interior.
Buses. The darb system covers the metro and the buses on one ticket, and bus routes and bus rapid transit (BRT) services run around King Fahad Library. 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 King Fahad Library
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🛤 Open the route calculatorPopular journey times from King Fahad Library
| Destination | Estimated time | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| KAFD | 16 min | Direct |
| stc | 7 min | Direct |
| Qasr Al Hokm | 12 min | Direct |
| National Museum | 9 min | Direct |
| Airport T1-2 | 61 min | 1 change |
| King Saud University | 19 min | 1 change |
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