Riyadh Metro carried 100 million passengers in nine months
30.09.2025
Riyadh Metro transported 100 million passengers in fewer than nine months’ operation, demonstrating healthy demand for new transport mode in Saudi capital and affirming strategic significance of infrastructure investment.
This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Riyadh Metro and initial operation results
The network comprises six lines that were opened gradually from December 2024 to January 2025. In its first week of operation, 1.9 million riders employed its services.
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Blue line registered most traffic carrying 46.5 million passengers. Red line carried 17 million, while Orange line carried 12 million. This balanced allocation is an indication of high efficiency of new system.
Punctuality hit 99.78%, which became an important trust indicator. Reliable train running made the metro quickly operate as the backbone of Riyadh city mobility.
Riyadh Metro and development perspectives
Total network length is 176 km long and it serves 85 stations. Underground tunnels and elevated tracks are used by trains. It has been constructed on a 1,435 mm gauge and it is powered solely from driverless technology.
This makes Riyadh a world leader since it serves to run the globe’s longest fully automated metro. Commentators put more focus on how Saudi Arabia is innovation-intensive, and tech investment reinforces competitiveness of the city.
The project has also been an icon of modernization, proving that technological solutions lower road congestion, enhance mobility, and raise new standards of passenger services. That is why specialists regard Riyadh’s example a benchmark among other megacities.
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What is Riyadh Metro?
It is its largest automated metro network in the world consisting of six lines covering a distance of 176 kms that have been in operation from December 2024.
Is it possible to compare Riyadh Metro to other metros?
Indeed, as far as its size and automation level are concerned it already outweighs networks in Dubai, Paris, and Singapore.
When will Riyadh Metro move further?
Local officials ponder line extensions and new stations but depend on funding and long-term needs of the city.
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