National Museum (Arabic: المتحف الوطني) is a rapid transit station that will be serving the Blue and Green Lines of Riyadh Metro in the al-Futah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located next to the King Abdulaziz Historical Center.[1][2][3] It covers an area of 72000 square meters.
National Museum المتحف الوطني | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Batha Street, Al Fouta, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Line(s) | Blue Line Green Line |
| Other information | |
| Station code | 26 (Blue Line) 22 (Green Line) |
It precedes the Al Bat'ha station and succeeds the Passport Department station on the Blue Line whereas comes after the Ministry of Finance station on the Green Line.
The station's external envelope is designed to replicate Saudi Arabia' mountainous region, with a unique double skin facade, internal blue panels replicating the sky and external concrete panels through which the blue can be seen, to represent the mountains, the station is unique in that it also has a new bus terminal adjacent, the design of which is to replicate a Bedouin tent.
The station was temporarily excluded from operation following the opening of Green and Red lines on 15 December 2024.[4]
References
edit- ^ "طرح مزايدة لبيع حقوق تسمية 10 محطات في "قطار الرياض"". أرقام (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ "هيئة تطوير الرياض تطلق مزايدة لبيع حقوق تسمية 10 محطات في «قطار الرياض»". www.al-jazirah.com. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ الصالح, الرياض: خالد (2017-10-15). "قطار الرياض ينطلق 2019 وطرح بيع حقوق تسمية 10 محطات". Watanksa (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Zyl, Gareth van (2024-12-15). "Riyadh Metro opens green, red lines as network nears full completion". Retrieved 2024-12-15.