PNU 1
Elevated Line 4 station serving the southern end of the Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University campus in northern Riyadh.
Lines
On the line
Station type
Step-free access
About PNU 1
PNU 1 is the first of two Line 4 (Yellow) stations serving the campus of Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, the largest women's university in the world, in northern Riyadh. The station is elevated, with platforms above street level, and it sits at the southern end of the campus — the nearer of the pair for anyone arriving from the direction of SABIC and the King Abdullah Financial District. Demand here follows the academic calendar rather than the ordinary commuting pattern: it builds sharply as lectures start and finish on teaching days, and falls away during holidays and at the weekend. North of here Line 4 continues to PNU 2 and then to the King Khalid International Airport terminal stations, which puts the campus one direct ride from both the airport and Riyadh's financial core, with no change of train in either direction. In the opposite direction, a southbound train reaches SABIC in a few minutes and KAFD without any change at all.
It sits between SABIC and PNU 2 on Line 4.
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 PNU 1?
PNU 1 · Elevated station on Line 4. Coordinates: 24.8404°N, 46.7167°E.
Nearby: places and services
In and around PNU 1: the places and services the station serves.
Other stations on Line 4
Line 4 · KAFD ↔ Airport T1-2
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 4 (Yellow). Direct trains run towards KAFD and in the opposite direction towards Airport T1-2. The adjacent stations are SABIC and PNU 2.
Buses. The darb system covers the metro and the buses on one ticket, and darb bus routes serve the surrounding districts. You do not need a separate ticket to switch between metro and bus while your ticket is still valid.
Taxis and ride-hailing. For trips beyond the network, taxis and ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Careem operate across Riyadh.
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. A contactless bank card or Apple Pay (Express Mode) also works at the gate, at the full fare. Full details on the tickets and fares page and the darb card page.
Plan your journey from PNU 1
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🛤 Open the route calculatorPopular journey times from PNU 1
| Destination | Estimated time | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| KAFD | 18 min | Direct |
| stc | 33 min | 1 change |
| Qasr Al Hokm | 52 min | 1 change |
| National Museum | 49 min | 1 change |
| Airport T1-2 | 21 min | Direct |
| King Saud University | 45 min | 2 changes |
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