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The Riyadh metro is a rapid transit system under construction in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is being built by world's leading construction companies including Bechtel, FCC, Salini Impregilo, Larsen and Toubro and Samsung. It will be the backbone of the city's public transport system integrated with an three-line bus rapid transit (BRT) network. . ==Network== The Metro Project comprises the following six (6) Lines, as shown in Figure 1: *Line (Blue Line) runs in the North-South direction along Olaya and Batha streets, starting from slightly north of King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Street and ending at Dar Al Badia neighbourhood in the south. The Metro will be mostly underground in a bored tunnel along Olaya and King Faisal Streets, and elevated on a viaduct along Batha Street and at the northern and southern ends. Line 1 extends over a length of approximately and features 22 stations, in addition to 4 transfer stations with Lines 2, 3, 5, and 4&6. *Line (Red Line) runs in the East-West direction along King Abdullah Road, between King Saud University and the Eastern Sub-Center, mostly on a raised strip in the median of the planned freeway. This Line extends over a length of about and features 13 stations, in addition to 3 transfer stations with Lines 1, 5 and 6. *Line (Orange Line) runs in the East-West direction along Al – Madinah Al Munawwarah and Prince Saad Bin Abdulrahman Al Awal Roads, starting at the west near Jeddah Expressway and ending at the east near the National Guard Camp of Khashm El Aan. The Metro will be mostly elevated along the western part of Al – Madinah Al Munawwarah Road, then underground in bored and mined tunnels in the central section of the line, and generally at grade along Prince Saad Ibn Abdulrahman Road. The length of the line is approximately and it features 20 stations, in addition to 2 transfer stations with Lines 1 and 6. *Line (Yellow Line) reaches to King Khalid International Airport from King Abdullah Financial District, mainly on a mix of elevated and at-grade alignment. The length of the line is around and it features 8 stations (3 common with Line 6), in addition to 1 transfer station with Lines 1 and 6. *Line (Green Line) runs underground in a bored tunnel along King Abdulaziz Street, between King Abdul Aziz Historical Centre and the Riyadh Airbase, before connecting with King Abdullah Road. The length of the line is about and it features 10 stations, in addition to 2 transfer stations with Lines 1 and 2. *Line (Purple Line) follows a half-ring starting at King Abdullah Financial District, passing by Imam Mohamed Bin Saud University and ending at Prince Saad Ibn Abdulrahman Al Awal Road. It runs mostly elevated except along Sheikh Hasan Bin Husein Bin Ali Street. The length of the line is approximately and it features 8 stations (3 common with Line 4), in addition to 3 transfer stations with Lines 1, 2 and 3. The project was originally led by the late Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud,〔 former Governor of Riyadh and Chairman of the Arriyadh Development Authority, and is now led by Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud, the current Governor of Riyadh. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Riyadh Metro」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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