{"version":"1","article":{"id":"saudi-rail-passenger-freight-volumes-q3-2026","slug":"saudi-rail-passenger-freight-volumes-q3-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/saudi-rail-passenger-freight-volumes-q3-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-rail-passenger-freight-volumes-q3-2026?lang=en","title":"Saudi railways carried more than 40.9 million passengers in the third quarter","summary":"The Transport General Authority reported more than 40.9 million rail passengers, 3.9 million tonnes of freight and 46,300 containers in Q3 2026. Urban services accounted for most passenger journeys.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["statistics","travel"],"published_at":"2026-10-20T19:09:32+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-20T19:09:32+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-20","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Saudi Press Agency / Transport General Authority","url":"https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2705937","checkedAt":"2026-10-20","publishedAt":"2026-10-20"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/saudi-rail-passenger-freight-volumes-q3-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-rail-passenger-freight-volumes-q3-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/saudi-rail-passenger-freight-volumes-q3-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-rail-passenger-freight-volumes-q3-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/saudi-rail-passenger-freight-volumes-q3-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-rail-passenger-freight-volumes-q3-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/saudi-rail-passenger-freight-volumes-q3-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-rail-passenger-freight-volumes-q3-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/saudi-rail-passenger-freight-volumes-q3-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-rail-passenger-freight-volumes-q3-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":["table"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"rail-q3-throughput","type":"table","title":{"tr":"Demiryolu taşımacılığı, 3. çeyrek 2026","en":"Rail transport, Q3 2026","ar":"النقل بالسكك الحديدية، الربع الثالث 2026","fr":"Transport ferroviaire, T3 2026","es":"Transporte ferroviario, T3 de 2026"},"description":{"tr":"Ulaştırma Genel Otoritesinin Temmuz-Eylül 2026 dönemi göstergeleri. Yolcu değerleri yolculuk sayısıdır.","en":"Transport General Authority indicators for July–September 2026. Passenger values count journeys.","ar":"مؤشرات الهيئة العامة للنقل للفترة من يوليو إلى سبتمبر 2026. قيم الركاب تمثل عدد الرحلات.","fr":"Indicateurs de l’Autorité générale des transports pour juillet-septembre 2026. Les valeurs de voyageurs comptent les trajets.","es":"Indicadores de la Autoridad General de Transporte para julio-septiembre de 2026. Los valores de pasajeros cuentan viajes."},"methodology":{"tr":"Resmî SPA haberinde bildirilen hacimler; “40,9 milyondan fazla”, “2,5 milyondan fazla”, “1,9 milyondan fazla” ve yaklaşık değerler etiketlerle korunmuştur. Yuvarlanan alt gruplar toplanmamalıdır.","en":"Volumes reported in the official SPA item. The “more than” and approximate qualifiers are retained in labels; rounded components should not be summed.","ar":"الأحجام كما أوردها خبر واس الرسمي. حُفظت صيغ «أكثر من» والتقريب في التسميات؛ ولا ينبغي جمع القيم الفرعية المقربة.","fr":"Volumes publiés par la SPA. Les qualificatifs « plus de » et « environ » sont conservés dans les libellés ; ne pas additionner les sous-totaux arrondis.","es":"Volúmenes publicados por SPA. Las expresiones «más de» y «aproximadamente» se conservan en las etiquetas; no deben sumarse los subtotales redondeados."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2705937"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-20T17:37:00+03:00","columns":[{"key":"indicator","label":{"tr":"Gösterge","en":"Indicator","ar":"المؤشر","fr":"Indicateur","es":"Indicador"},"type":"text"},{"key":"value","label":{"tr":"Bildirilen değer","en":"Reported value","ar":"القيمة المعلنة","fr":"Valeur publiée","es":"Valor comunicado"},"type":"number"},{"key":"unit","label":{"tr":"Birim","en":"Unit","ar":"الوحدة","fr":"Unité","es":"Unidad"},"type":"text"},{"key":"qualifier","label":{"tr":"Niteleyici","en":"Qualifier","ar":"الوصف","fr":"Qualificatif","es":"Calificador"},"type":"text"},{"key":"period_start","label":{"tr":"Dönem başlangıcı","en":"Period start","ar":"بداية الفترة","fr":"Début de période","es":"Inicio del periodo"},"type":"text"},{"key":"period_end","label":{"tr":"Dönem sonu","en":"Period end","ar":"نهاية الفترة","fr":"Fin de période","es":"Fin del periodo"},"type":"text"}],"rows":[{"indicator":"Total passenger journeys","value":40.9,"unit":"million passenger journeys","qualifier":"more than","period_start":"2026-07","period_end":"2026-09"},{"indicator":"Urban passenger journeys","value":38.3,"unit":"million passenger journeys","qualifier":"reported","period_start":"2026-07","period_end":"2026-09"},{"indicator":"Intercity passenger journeys","value":2.5,"unit":"million passenger journeys","qualifier":"more than","period_start":"2026-07","period_end":"2026-09"},{"indicator":"Freight transported","value":3.9,"unit":"million tonnes","qualifier":"reported","period_start":"2026-07","period_end":"2026-09"},{"indicator":"Containers transported","value":46300,"unit":"containers","qualifier":"reported","period_start":"2026-07","period_end":"2026-09"},{"indicator":"Riyadh Metro journeys","value":30.4,"unit":"million passenger journeys","qualifier":"reported","period_start":"2026-07","period_end":"2026-09"},{"indicator":"Airport automated train journeys","value":7,"unit":"million passenger journeys","qualifier":"reported","period_start":"2026-07","period_end":"2026-09"},{"indicator":"University line journeys","value":911200,"unit":"passenger journeys","qualifier":"approximately","period_start":"2026-07","period_end":"2026-09"},{"indicator":"Haramain High Speed Railway journeys","value":1.9,"unit":"million passenger journeys","qualifier":"more than","period_start":"2026-07","period_end":"2026-09"},{"indicator":"SAR Eastern Network journeys","value":393900,"unit":"passenger journeys","qualifier":"approximately","period_start":"2026-07","period_end":"2026-09"},{"indicator":"SAR Northern Network journeys","value":258600,"unit":"passenger journeys","qualifier":"reported","period_start":"2026-07","period_end":"2026-09"}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"rail-q3-throughput","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"rail-q3-throughput","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-rail-passenger-freight-volumes-q3-2026/data/rail-q3-throughput?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-rail-passenger-freight-volumes-q3-2026/data/rail-q3-throughput?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["Saudi Arabia’s railways carried more than 40.9 million passengers from July through September 2026, according to quarterly indicators from the Transport General Authority (TGA), reported by the Saudi Press Agency on 20 October. Rail freight was reported at 3.9 million tonnes, alongside 46,300 containers. TGA said passenger numbers rose from the same period a year earlier but did not provide a growth rate in the announcement.","Urban rail carried 38.3 million passengers: 30.4 million on Riyadh Metro, seven million on the automated train at King Abdulaziz International Airport and about 911,200 on the Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University line. Intercity services recorded more than 2.5 million passenger journeys, including over 1.9 million on the Haramain High Speed Railway, about 393,900 on Saudi Arabia Railways’ Eastern Network and 258,600 on its Northern Network. These are quarterly journey counts, not unique people; rounded component figures may not sum exactly to the reported totals."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The Transport General Authority reported more than 40.9 million rail passengers, 3.9 million tonnes of freight and 46,300 containers in Q3 2026. Urban services accounted for most passenger journeys.\n\nSaudi Arabia’s railways carried more than 40.9 million passengers from July through September 2026, according to quarterly indicators from the Transport General Authority (TGA), reported by the Saudi Press Agency on 20 October. Rail freight was reported at 3.9 million tonnes, alongside 46,300 containers. TGA said passenger numbers rose from the same period a year earlier but did not provide a growth rate in the announcement.\n\nUrban rail carried 38.3 million passengers: 30.4 million on Riyadh Metro, seven million on the automated train at King Abdulaziz International Airport and about 911,200 on the Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University line. Intercity services recorded more than 2.5 million passenger journeys, including over 1.9 million on the Haramain High Speed Railway, about 393,900 on Saudi Arabia Railways’ Eastern Network and 258,600 on its Northern Network. These are quarterly journey counts, not unique people; rounded component figures may not sum exactly to the reported totals.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}