STC, formerly Olaya Metro Station, is a rapid transit station that serves the
Blue
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and
Red Lines of
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 s ...
in the
al-Olaya district of
Riyadh
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,
Saudi Arabia
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, 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 renamed STC station.
References
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Riyadh Metro
Railway stations in Saudi Arabia opened in 2024