Railway
The link between the Riyadh Metro and Riyadh’s intercity railway station, served by the Orange Line east of the centre.
Lines
On the line
Station type
Step-free access
About Railway
The name is a signpost: Railway station exists to serve Riyadh's intercity railway station, run by Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR), and it is where passengers heading for trains towards the Eastern Province start their journey. It stands east of central Riyadh at the northern edge of the First Industrial City area and south of Al Malaz, and is a deep-tunnel stop on Line 3 (Orange), which serves it alone. Its real value is the link it makes: the metro network inside Riyadh joined to the railway network between cities, so travellers reach their train without a car or a taxi, and arrive on a service that runs to a fixed timetable of its own. It falls between First Industrial City to the west and Al Malaz to the east, which also makes it a handy way into the southern edge of Al Malaz — one of the older planned districts of the city, a short walk or a single stop north from here.
It sits between First Industrial City and Al Malaz on Line 3.
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 Railway?
Railway · Deep Underground station on Line 3. Coordinates: 24.6492°N, 46.7412°E.
Nearby: places and services
A few minutes’ walk from Railway, you will find the following places and services.
Other stations on Line 3
Line 3 · Jeddah Road ↔ Khashm Al An
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 3 (Orange). Direct trains run towards Jeddah Road and in the opposite direction towards Khashm Al An. The adjacent stations are First Industrial City and Al Malaz.
Buses. The darb system covers the metro and the buses on one ticket, and bus routes and bus rapid transit (BRT) services run around Railway. 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 Railway
Pick a destination and get the exact journey time, the line changes, the fare and an estimated arrival time from Railway.
🛤 Open the route calculatorPopular journey times from Railway
| Destination | Estimated time | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| KAFD | 40 min | 1 change |
| stc | 31 min | 1 change |
| Qasr Al Hokm | 6 min | Direct |
| National Museum | 15 min | 1 change |
| Airport T1-2 | 83 min | 2 changes |
| King Saud University | 43 min | 2 changes |
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