Line 6 (Riyadh Metro)
{{Short description|Metro line in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name = Purple Line
| color = 984B9D
| image = File:Riyadh Metro Network Map.svg
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| caption = Riyadh Metro map
| other_name = Line 6
Purple Line
| type = Rapid transit
| system = Riyadh Metro
| status = Operating
| locale = Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| start = KAFD
| end = An Naseem
| stations = 11
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| open = {{Start date and age|1 December 2024}}
| close =
| owner = Royal Commission for Riyadh City
| operator =
| character =
| stock = Alstom Metropolis
| linelength = {{convert|30|km|mi|sp=us}}
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| gauge = {{track gauge|1435mm}}
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The Purple Line ({{Langx|ar|المسار البنفسجي}}) or Line 6, also known as Violet Line,{{Cite web |title=Get free Access 100,000+ Middle East & North Africa construction projects |url=https://www.bncnetwork.net/project/Line-6-Purple-Line-Riyadh-Metro/OTQ0OTk= |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=www.bncnetwork.net |language=en}} is one of the six lines in the Riyadh Metro network in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.{{Cite web |title=Saudi Arabia's $22.5 Billion Riyadh Metro Set to Transform Urban Transport {{!}} Metro Rail Today |url=https://metrorailtoday.com/article/saudi-arabias-225-billion-riyadh-metro-set-to-transform-urban-transport |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Metro Rail Today: Gateway to Rail & Metro Industry}}{{Cite web |last=Zyl |first=Gareth van |date=2024-08-17 |title=Will Riyadh Metro ease the city's traffic jams? What you need to know |url=https://gulfbusiness.com/riyadh-metro-guide/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=بالصور.. وصول أول عربات "مترو الرياض" للمسار البنفسجي |url=https://www.argaam.com/ar/article/articledetail/id/472715 |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=أرقام |language=ar}}{{Cite web |last=سبق |date=2017-03-02 |title=بالصور.. وصول أولى عربات قطار الرياض للمسار البنفسجي |url=https://sabq.org/saudia/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%AC%D9%8A |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=صحيفة سبق الالكترونية |language=ar}} It runs in a half-ring from King Abdullah Financial District, passing Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University, and ending at Prince Saad Ibn Abdulrahman Al-Awal Road. It's mostly elevated except along Sheikh Hassan Bin Hussein Bin Ali Street. The line has 11 stations with 3 interchange stations.
{{Rapid transit OSM map|system_qid=Q106740378|single_line=y|stations=Q106740378|frame-width=350|frame-height=300}}
Overview
It was built by a consortium of FCC, Atkins, Alstom, Samsung C&T, Strukton and TYPSA (Tecnica Y Proyectos).{{Cite web |title=Riyadh Metro, Saudi Arabia |url=https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/riyadh-metro-saudi-arabia/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Railway Technology |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Riyadh Metro completes tunneling excavation works for Green line |url=https://www.alstom.com/press-releases-news/2016/6/riyadh-metro-completes-tunneling-excavation-works-for-green-line |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Alstom |language=en}}
Route
class="wikitable"
!Code !Station Name !Interchange station to |
11
|KAFD |KAFD Blue Line 13 and KAFD Yellow Line 11 |
12
|Ar Rabi |Ar Rabi Yellow Line 12, Ar Rabi Interchange Bus Rapid Transite Line 11 and Community Bus route 730 King Abdulaziz 11 |
13
|Uthman Bin Affan Road |Uthman Bin Affan Road Yellow Line 13 |
14
|SABIC |SABIC Yellow Line 14 |
15
|Granada | |
16
|Al-Yarmuk |Al-Yarmuk Community Bus route 342 |
17
|Al-Hamra |Al-Hamra Red Line 22 |
18
|Al-Andalus | |
19
|Khurais Road |Khurais 03 Community Bus route 250 |
20
|As Salam | |
21
|An Naseem |An Naseem Orange Line 30 |