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STC (Riyadh Metro)
STC, formerly Olaya Metro Station, is a rapid transit station that serves the Blue and Red Lines of Riyadh Metro in the al-Olaya district of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ..., located on the intersection of King Abdullah Road with King Fahad Road and Olaya Street. It covers an area of 97000 square meters. STC station precedes the King Fahad District 2 station and succeeds Al Wurud 2 station on the Blue Line. On the Red Line, it comes before the Al Wurud station and after the At Takhassussi station. Gerber Architekten won the competition for the metro station in 2012. Construction of the metro station began in 2014 and was slated to complete by 2019. In 2018, the Saudi Telecom Company was granted naming rights over the station and was thus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Olaya (Riyadh)
Al-Olaya (), alternatively transliterated as al-Ulaya, is the central business district of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located mostly in the sub-municipality of its namesake, Al Ulaya, Riyadh, al-Ulaya, and partially in Al Malaz, Riyadh, al-Malaz and Al Ma'dher Sub-Municipality, al-Ma'dher. Situated on the north side of the city, it hosts sites and local landmarks, such as the Kingdom Centre, which houses the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Four Seasons luxury hotel. In popular culture The neighborhood was featured in the 2022 Saudi Arabian action thriller film ''Route 10''. References Neighbourhoods in Riyadh Economy of Riyadh Central business districts {{SaudiArabia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in the 1950s as an offshoot of the 18th century Walled town of Riyadh, walled town following the dismantling of its Riyadh city fortifications, defensive fortifications. It is the List of Arabian cities by population, largest city on the Arabian Peninsula, and is situated in the center of the An Nafud, an-Nafud desert, on the eastern part of the Najd plateau. The city sits at an average of above sea level, and receives around 5 million Tourism in Saudi Arabia, tourists each year, making it the List of cities by international visitors, forty-ninth most visited city in the world and the 6th in the Middle East. Riyadh had a population of 7.0 million people in 2022, making it the List of cities in Saudi Arabia, most-populous city in Saudi Arabia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries by area, fifth-largest country in Asia, the largest in the Middle East, and the List of countries and dependencies by area, 12th-largest in the world. It is bordered by the Red Sea to the west; Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait to the north; the Persian Gulf, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the east; Oman to the southeast; and Yemen to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the south. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt and Israel. Saudi Arabia is the only country with a coastline along both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, and most of Geography of Saudi Arabia, its terrain consists of Arabian Desert, arid desert, lowland, steppe, and List of mountains in Saudi Arabia, mountains. The capital and List of cities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Line (Riyadh Metro)
The Blue Line () or Line 1 is one of the six lines of the Riyadh Metro network in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It runs in a north–south direction along Olaya and Batha Streets, starting just north of King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Street and ending at Dar Al-Baida Sports Ground in the south. There are 25 stations and 4 interchange stations on the line, spanning from SABB to Ad Dar Al-Baida, covering 38 km. Overview It was built and designed by consortium of Bechtel, Almabani, CCC and Siemens Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational technology conglomerate. It is focused on industrial automation, building automation, rail transport and health technology. Siemens is the largest engineering company in Europe, and holds the positi .... Route References {{Riyadh Metro Riyadh Metro Railway lines opened in 2024 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Line (Riyadh Metro)
The Red Line () or Line 2 is one of the six lines in the Riyadh Metro network in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It runs east–west along King Abdullah Road, between King Saud University and King Fahd Sports City. The line travels on an elevated strip in the median of a planned freeway. There are 15 stations and 3 interchange stations on the line, covering 25.3 km. Overview It was built and designed by consortium of Bechtel, Almabani, CCC and Siemens Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational technology conglomerate. It is focused on industrial automation, building automation, rail transport and health technology. Siemens is the largest engineering company in Europe, and holds the positi ..... Route References {{Riyadh Metro Riyadh Metro Railway lines opened in 2024 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 1 (Riyadh Metro)
The Blue Line () or Line 1 is one of the six lines of the Riyadh Metro network in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It runs in a north–south direction along Olaya and Batha Streets, starting just north of King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Street and ending at Dar Al-Baida Sports Ground in the south. There are 25 stations and 4 interchange stations on the line, spanning from SABB to Ad Dar Al-Baida, covering 38 km. Overview It was built and designed by consortium of Bechtel, Almabani, CCC and Siemens Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational technology conglomerate. It is focused on industrial automation, building automation, rail transport and health technology. Siemens is the largest engineering company in Europe, and holds the positi .... Route References {{Riyadh Metro Riyadh Metro Railway lines opened in 2024 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 2 (Riyadh Metro)
The Red Line () or Line 2 is one of the six lines in the Riyadh Metro network in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It runs east–west along King Abdullah Road, between King Saud University and King Fahd Sports City. The line travels on an elevated strip in the median of a planned freeway. There are 15 stations and 3 interchange stations on the line, covering 25.3 km. Overview It was built and designed by consortium of Bechtel, Almabani, CCC and Siemens Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational technology conglomerate. It is focused on industrial automation, building automation, rail transport and health technology. Siemens is the largest engineering company in Europe, and holds the positi ..... Route References {{Riyadh Metro Riyadh Metro Railway lines opened in 2024 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riyadh Metro
The Riyadh Metro (, ) is a rapid transit, rapid transit system serving Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Part of the King Abdulaziz Project for Riyadh Public Transport, it is the longest driverless metro in the world. The system consists of six lines connecting 85 stations spanning a combined length of 176 kilometers (109 mi). This is the second metro system in Saudi Arabia, after the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro line, Sacred Sites Train Line in Mecca, the fourth on the Arabian Peninsula, sixth in the Arab world, Arab World, and fifteenth in the Middle East. The project cost $22.5 billion to build. It was opened on December 1, 2024. History In June 2013, a shortlist of three major global consortia was chosen to build the metro. Contracts were awarded in July 2013, with construction planned to start in 2014 and take 4 years. The groundbreaking ceremony was celebrated on April 4, 2014. It was built by construction companies including Bechtel, Almabani General Contractors, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stc Group
The Saudi Telecom Company (shortened to stc; ), trading as STC Group provides ICT services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, across the Middle East and Europe. The group offers landline and fixed infrastructure, mobile and data services, and broadband & cloud computing services. It also offers online payments, telecommunications, IOT, 5G, e-gaming, cybersecurity, digital entertainment, and fintech. History Saudi Telecommunication Company (stc Group) was established as a Saudi joint-stock company on 21 April 1998 and began operations of telecommunications services throughout Saudi Arabia on 2 May 1998 as a wholly owned entity of the government of Saudi Arabia. The group received commercial registration as a Saudi Joint Stock Company on 29 June 1998 under registration No. 1010150269, and closed its initial public offering (IPO) in January 2003. On 11 April 2006, stc approved the increase of share capital from SR $15,000 million to SR $20,000 million through a transfer from the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
