KAFD station
KAFD المرکز المالي | |
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| General information | |
| Location | King Fahd Road, King Abdullah Financial District, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Line(s) | Blue Line Yellow Line Violet Line |
| Tracks | 6 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Station code | 13 (Blue Line) 11 (Violet Line) 11 (Yellow Line) |
KAFD (Arabic: المرکز المالي) is a rapid transit station that will be serving the Yellow, Blue and Violet Lines of the Riyadh Metro as well as the under-construction KAFD monorail[1] in the al-Aqeeq neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located in the King Abdullah Financial District.[2] Covering an area of 8150 square meters, it is one of the 4 interchange stations on the line and was designed by UK-based Zaha Hadid Architects.[3] Its inspiration is drawn from mashrabiya screens and patterns generated by desert winds. The station includes six metro tracks.
KAFD succeeds Dr Sulaiman Al Habib and precedes Al Murooj on the Blue Line while preceding Ar Rabi interchange station on Yellow and Violet Lines.
In 2013, Zaha Hadid Architects won the competition held by the Royal Commission for Riyadh City for designing the KAFD metro station, which was then slated to complete by 2017.[4]
The project began in 2014 while the tunneling work on Line 1 started in July 2015.[5] In early 2024, it was reported that the station has nearly been completed.[6][7]
References
- ^ International2014-10-04T06:00:00+01:00, Metro Report. "King Abdullah Financial District monorail revealed". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Zaha Hadid's King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station in Riyadh to Open in 2025 - GQ Middle East". www.gqmiddleeast.com. 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ Emre, Muaz (2023-01-12). "KAFD metro station designed by Zaha Hadid Architects". Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station by Zaha Hadid". Dezeen. 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "Look: Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Metro project first lines set to open in mid-2021". gulfnews.com. 2021-04-04. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Gillett, Katy. "Travel Unpacked: Riyadh metro nears completion, plus Dubai's first vegan-friendly rooms". The National. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ Bradford, Amy (2024-01-26). "Zaha Hadid Buildings: The King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Opens in 2025". AD Middle East. Retrieved 2024-08-27.