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King Abdulaziz Road

Shallow underground station at the King Abdullah Road and King Abdulaziz Road junction, one stop before the Ministry of Education interchange.

Line 2

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Through station

On the line

Shallow Underground

Station type

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Step-free access

About King Abdulaziz Road

Where King Abdullah Road crosses King Abdulaziz Road in northern Riyadh, Line 2 (Red) puts a shallow underground station named after the artery it meets. Standing at the junction of two of the city's main corridors gives it a straightforwardly practical job: somewhere to get off for the offices, government bodies and services strung along both roads, and somewhere to get on for residents of the surrounding districts heading east or west. Al Wurud is the stop behind it coming from the west; ahead lies Ministry of Education, the shared station where Line 5 (Green) can be picked up on the same visit. This is also the last underground stop in this stretch — the line surfaces at Ministry of Education and keeps going at ground level towards An Nuzhah and the east of the city. Going the other way, Al Wurud and then stc put you on Line 1 (Blue) within two stops, which makes this an unremarkable-looking station with unusually good reach. The traffic is a blend of the two things the junction produces: people who work along the corridors, and people who live just off them.

It sits between Al Wurud and Ministry of Education on Line 2.

It is a shallow 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.

King Abdulaziz Road station on Line 2 of the Riyadh Metro
King Abdulaziz RoadShallow Underground station on Line 2
Opened2024
LineLine 2
LocationThrough station
Coordinates24.7362°N, 46.6852°E

Where is King Abdulaziz Road?

King Abdulaziz Road · Shallow Underground station on Line 2. Coordinates: 24.7362°N, 46.6852°E.

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Nearby: places and services

A few minutes’ walk from King Abdulaziz Road, you will find the following places and services.

King Abdulaziz RoadThe major north-south corridor that gives the station its name, crossing Riyadh end to end and meeting King Abdullah Road directly above the platform.A few minutes on foot
Nearby government officesOfficial bodies and administrative premises spread along both corridors, reachable on foot or with a short onward hop from the station exits.Right by the station
Surrounding residential districtsThe housing areas around the junction, with their mosques, schools and daily shops, supplying the station its steady base of local passengers.A short walk away
Retail along the corridorsShops and restaurants lined up along both roads near the junction, busiest in the morning and evening when commuters and local office staff pass through the station.Next to the station

Other stations on Line 2

Line 2 · King Saud University ↔ King Fahad Sport City

King Saud UniversityEnd of line
King Salman Oasis
KACST
At Takhassussi
stcTransfer · Line 1
Al Wurud
King Abdulaziz Road
Ministry of EducationTransfer · Line 5
An Nuzhah
Riyadh Exhibition Center
Khalid Bin Alwaleed Road
Al HamraTransfer · Line 6
Al Khaleej
Ishbiliyah
King Fahad Sport CityEnd of line

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.

Lifts, escalators and step-free access at train-floor level
Tactile guide paths for visually impaired passengers and audio announcements
Gates that accept the darb card and QR-code tickets from the app
Ticket vending machine (TVM) to buy a card and top up its balance
Video surveillance and security throughout operating hours
Wayfinding signs in Arabic and English
Air-conditioned trains and platforms with platform screen doors
Women-only areas in Regular class
Taxi and ride-hailing pick-up at the entrances
darb bus connections on the same ticket

Interchanges and connections

Line 2 (Red). Direct trains run towards King Saud University and in the opposite direction towards King Fahad Sport City. The adjacent stations are Al Wurud and Ministry of Education.

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 Abdulaziz Road. 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.

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Popular journey times from King Abdulaziz Road

DestinationEstimated timeChanges
KAFD18 min1 change
stc3 minDirect
Qasr Al Hokm28 min1 change
National Museum24 min1 change
Airport T1-263 min2 changes
King Saud University9 minDirect
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Frequently asked questions

King Abdulaziz Road is on Line 2 (Red) of the Riyadh Metro, which runs from King Saud University to King Fahad Sport City.
In northern Riyadh, at the crossing of King Abdullah Road — the corridor Line 2 follows across the city — with King Abdulaziz Road, which the station is named after. It therefore sits at the meeting point of two of Riyadh’s principal arteries, which is what makes it a useful place to start or end a journey.
Not at this station itself. The next stop eastbound, Ministry of Education, is a single shared station where Line 2 (Red) meets Line 5 (Green) and you change without leaving the platform level. Going the other way, stc is the shared station for Line 1 (Blue), two stops west.
A shallow underground station, below street level but close to it. It is also the last underground stop in this section of Line 2: the line surfaces at Ministry of Education, the next station east, and runs at ground level from there through An Nuzhah before climbing onto viaduct again.
Service at King Abdulaziz Road station runs to the Riyadh Metro network hours: from 05:30 to 00:00 Saturday to Thursday, and on Friday from 10:00 to 00:00. Hours change during Ramadan and the Eid holidays and are announced at the time — check the schedule page before you travel.
Yes. There are ticket vending machines (TVMs) at Riyadh Metro stations, and you can buy a card or top it up there or at a ticket office. Note that the darb app does not top up the card balance — full details on the darb card page.
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