KAFD (Arabic: المرکز المالي) is a rapid transit station that serves 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]
KAFD Station 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 | Operational |
| Station code | 13 (Blue Line) 11 (Violet Line) 11 (Yellow Line) |
Description
editCovering an area of 8150 square meters, it was designed by UK-based Zaha Hadid Architects.[3] Its inspiration is drawn from mashrabiya screens and patterns generated by desert winds in sand dunes. The station includes six metro tracks.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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 completed by 2017.[4]
The project began in 2014 while the tunneling work on Line 1 started in July 2015.[5] The exterior of the station was in an unclad skeletal state by 2019.[6] In early 2024, it was reported that the station had nearly been completed.[7][8] The station achieved Gold level LEED Certification in October 2024.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "بالصور.. ظهور معالم محطة قطار مركز الملك عبدالله المالي شمال الرياض". أرقام (in Arabic). 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.