Timeline of the Riyadh Metro Project

The Council of Ministers approved the implementation of the The King Abdulaziz Project for Riyadh Public Transport (Trains - Buses)

 Contracts for designing the main stations were awarded to three global consortia.

The electric train project (Riyadh Metro) was launched at a ceremony held in Riyadh.

Completion of the tunnel excavation for the Green Line of the Riyadh Metro Project.

The completion rate of the Riyadh Metro Project reached 66 percent.

Saudi Electricity Company completed one of the longest power transmission cables in the world, with a voltage of 380 kV and a capacity of 2500 mm², as part of the Riyadh Metro electricity projects, with a length of 22.3 km.

Five companies and three banks won the rights to name eight stations under contracts lasting 10 years, with proceeds from the allocation amounting to SAR 1.045 billion.

The completion rate of the Riyadh Metro Project reached 75 percent.

Removal of the traffic diversion on Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Road and Abdullah Bin Suleiman al-Hamdhan Street.

Signing of a training agreement for working in the operation and maintenance of the railway lines with Siemens Mobility Saudi Arabia, one of the operating and maintenance consortiums of the Riyadh Metro Project.

Announcement of the metro network's connection to the Riyadh Expo 2030 site, located south of King Khalid International Airport, forming the gateway to the city.

The Saudi Railway Polytechnic (SRP) launched a training program for the operation and maintenance of railway lines and for working with the operating company (CAMCO), which operates the first and second lines of the Riyadh Metro.

On November 7, 2024, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, inaugurated the Riyadh Metro Project (Riyadh Train).