SAB Bank
The northern terminus of Line 1 (Blue): an elevated station on King Fahad Road beside As Sahafah and Al Aqiq.
Lines
End of the line
Station type
Step-free access
About SAB Bank
Trains on Line 1 (Blue) begin their run at SAB Bank, the northern end of the route, where the viaduct carries the tracks above King Fahad Road in northern Riyadh. The districts around it — As Sahafah, Al Aqiq and Al Yasmin — are relatively recent additions to the city: modern residential blocks sitting behind a frontage of offices, corporate branches and showrooms strung along the highway. The station takes its name from the SAB Bank premises in this office belt. It is an elevated station; the Blue Line stays above street level across its whole northern section and only dives into deep tunnel further south. Most passengers are people working in the northern office corridor or living in the blocks nearby, and they get one practical advantage no other Line 1 station offers: the train starts here, so there is always a seat and only one direction to think about. KAFD is two stops away, and Olaya and the city centre follow on the same train, without a change.
It is the end of Line 1; the next station is Dr Sulaiman Al Habib, towards Ad Dar Al Baida.
It is an elevated 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 SAB Bank?
SAB Bank · Elevated station on Line 1. Coordinates: 24.8294°N, 46.6184°E.
Nearby: places and services
A few minutes’ walk from SAB Bank, 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 next station is Dr Sulaiman Al Habib.
Buses. The darb system covers the metro and the buses on one ticket, and bus routes and bus rapid transit (BRT) services run around SAB Bank. 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 SAB Bank
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🛤 Open the route calculatorPopular journey times from SAB Bank
| Destination | Estimated time | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| KAFD | 11 min | Direct |
| stc | 20 min | Direct |
| Qasr Al Hokm | 39 min | Direct |
| National Museum | 36 min | Direct |
| Airport T1-2 | 56 min | 1 change |
| King Saud University | 32 min | 1 change |
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