# Saudi railways carried 40.9 million passengers in third quarter

> The TGA’s Q3 2026 report also counted 3.9 million tons of freight and 46,300 containers.

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Saudi Arabia’s railways carried more than 40.9 million passengers in the third quarter of 2026, according to a quarterly report by the Transport General Authority (TGA). 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.

## Data

### Rail transport in Q3 2026

Passenger, freight and container volumes reported by the TGA for the Kingdom’s railway system in Q3 2026.

Methodology: Values cover the railway system in Q3 2026. The passenger total retains the source’s “more than” qualifier; freight and container totals are transcribed as reported.

| label | value | unit | period | basis | period_start | value_qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 railway passengers (more than 40.9 million) | 40.9 | million passengers | 2026-09 | observed | 2026-07 | lower-bound |
| Q3 railway freight (3.9 million tonnes) | 3.9 | million tonnes | 2026-09 | observed | 2026-07 |  |
| Q3 railway containers (46,300) | 46300 | count | 2026-09 | observed | 2026-07 |  |

Sources: <https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2705937> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-railways-move-40-9m-passengers-in-q3-2026/data/rail-q3-2026?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-railways-move-40-9m-passengers-in-q3-2026/data/rail-q3-2026?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Saudi Press Agency](<https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2705937>) (Source checked: 2026-10-20; Published: 2026-10-20)

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