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King Saud University

Western terminus of Line 2 (Red) and the metro gateway to King Saud University’s campus, teaching hospital and academic facilities.

Line 2

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Terminus

End of the line

Elevated

Station type

Yes

Step-free access

About King Saud University

Line 2 (Red) begins here, at the western edge of the university district, and every train leaves eastbound along King Abdullah Road. The elevated platform sits beside the King Saud University campus, one of the largest higher-education complexes in the Kingdom, with its faculties, libraries, student facilities and a teaching hospital all inside the grounds. Who uses it is no mystery: students, academics and administrative staff arriving for the day, patients and their families heading for the hospital, and visitors coming in for the conferences and open events the university hosts through the academic year. Because this is the terminus, there is only one direction of travel — east, calling at King Salman Oasis, KACST and At Takhassussi before reaching stc, where Line 1 (Blue) shares the same station, and carrying on across the city to King Fahad Sport City at the opposite end. The line runs 05:30 to midnight Saturday to Thursday, and from 10:00 on Fridays.

It is the end of Line 2; the next station is King Salman Oasis, towards King Fahad Sport City.

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.

King Saud University station on Line 2 of the Riyadh Metro
King Saud UniversityElevated station on Line 2
Opened2024
LineLine 2
LocationTerminus
Coordinates24.7097°N, 46.6287°E

Where is King Saud University?

King Saud University · Elevated station on Line 2. Coordinates: 24.7097°N, 46.6287°E.

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Nearby: places and services

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

King Saud University campusThe main campus, with its faculties, libraries and student facilities, is what the station exists for and absorbs most of its passengers throughout the academic year.A few minutes on foot
King Khalid University HospitalThe university's teaching hospital, inside the campus grounds, draws outpatients, inpatients and their families from across Riyadh as well as its own medical and administrative staff.Right by the station
University sports facilitiesThe campus halls and pitches host student activity and, outside lecture hours, a share of tournaments and open events that bring in visitors from beyond the university.A short walk away
Surrounding west Riyadh districtsThe residential streets around the campus, with their mosques, everyday shops and restaurants, serve students and long-standing residents living within walking distance of 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 next station is King Salman Oasis.

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 Saud University. 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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Frequently asked questions

King Saud University is on Line 2 (Red) of the Riyadh Metro, which runs from King Saud University to King Fahad Sport City.
The line opens at 05:30 Saturday to Thursday and closes at midnight; on Fridays it starts later, at 10:00, to allow for Jumu’ah prayers. RPT does not publish a fixed departure timetable for individual stations — trains simply arrive every three to five minutes at peak and every five to ten off-peak.
It is an elevated station: the platform sits above street level and you go up to reach it. The whole western end of Line 2 is built this way, through King Salman Oasis, before the line drops into shallow tunnel at KACST and At Takhassussi on its way towards stc and central Riyadh.
There is no interchange here. Ride east four stops to stc, which Line 2 (Red) shares with Line 1 (Blue) — you change on the spot without leaving the station. Three stops beyond that, Ministry of Education gives you Line 5 (Green), and Al Hamra further east gives you Line 6 (Purple).
Service at King Saud University 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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