{"article":{"annotation":{"article_id":"saudi-railways-move-40-9m-passengers-in-q3-2026","available_at":"2026-10-20T14:21:28.410857Z","geography_revision":"ef6ee0010dda5fe7b240fd514749b43e214c57da73222d2e40ec83b276dd0977","id":"b2df21875ce705c29d66e54406702ec23aaa7dfdc46e3c5431d2880ac152b379","input_sha256":"f460b5f5ec9356466a0d25ad8e99f8557390cc3d0676eb038bf9c1c437ab2138","limitations":["Rule-derived subjects are candidates, not verified editorial labels or calibrated model probabilities.","Coverage is distinct from event location. 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The system also moved 3.9 million tons of freight and 46,300 containers during the period.","Intra-city services carried 38.3 million passengers: 30.4 million on Riyadh Metro, seven million on the King Abdulaziz International Airport automated train and about 911,200 on the Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University line. Intercity rail carried more than 2.5 million passengers, including over 1.9 million on the Haramain High Speed Railway."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"SA","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"أعداد الركاب والبضائع والحاويات التي أوردتها الهيئة العامة للنقل لمنظومة السكك في المملكة في الربع الثالث من 2026.","de":"Von der TGA gemeldete Fahrgast-, Fracht- und Containermengen des saudischen Schienennetzes im 3. 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Toplam yolcu sayısındaki “fazla” ifadesi alt sınır olarak korunmuştur; yük ve konteyner toplamları kaynakta bildirildiği gibi aktarılmıştır."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2705937"],"title":{"ar":"النقل بالسكك الحديدية في الربع الثالث 2026","de":"Schienenverkehr im 3. 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