Saudi railways transported more than 38 million passengers in Q2 2026, up 4% year-on-year (YoY), according to latest statistics issued by the Transport General Authority (TGA).
Meanwhile, mineral and freight transport declined 10% YoY to 3.7 million tons in Q2 2026, compared to 4.1 million tons in the same period last year.
Standard container transport also fell 80% YoY to 47,000 containers in Q2 2026 from around 232,000 containers in Q2 2025, as shown in the table below.
Saudi Railways Traffic in Q2 2026
Item
Q2 2025
Q2 2026
Change
Passengers (mIn)
36.5
38
4%
Minerals and Freight (mIn)
4.1
3.7
(10%)
Standard Containers (‘000)
232
47
(80%)
Regarding passenger traffic, the Riyadh Metro recorded 29.7 million passengers in Q2 2026, followed by the Automated People Mover (APM) at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah with around 3.9 million passengers, as shown in the table below:
Intercity Passenger Distribution (mIn)
Item
Q2 2025
Q2 2026
Change
Riyadh Metro
23.6
29.7
26%
Al-Mashaaer Al-Mugaddassah Metro
1.87
1.9
2%
APM at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah
7.76
3.9
(50%
APM at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh
0.51
0.64
24%
Total
33.74
36.14
7%
Intercity passenger traffic totaled around 2.2 million on the Haramain High-Speed Train in Q2 2026, while East Railway Network carried approximately 389,000 passengers, as shown in the table below:
Intercity Passenger Distribution (mIn)
Item
Q2 2025
Q2 2026
Change
Haramain High-Speed Train
2.06
1.6
(22%)
East Railway Network (SAR)
0.38
0.39
3%
North Railway Network (SAR)
0.23
0.25
9%
Total
2.67
2.24
(16%)
Mineral and freight transport in Q2 2026 was distributed between the North Railway Network, which transported 3.3 million tons, and the East Railway Network, which transported 396,000 tons, in addition to 47,000 standard containers, as shown in the table below:
Mineral and Freight Transported by Trains
Train
Mineral and Freight in Q2 2025
Mineral and Freight in Q2 2026
Change
North Railway Network (mIn tons)
3.67
3.3
(10%)
East Railway Network (‘000 tons)
408
396
(3%)
East Railway Network (‘000 standard containers)
232
47
(80%)
Saudi railways transported more than 38 million passengers in Q2 2026, up 4% year-on-year (YoY), according to latest statistics issued by the Transport General Authority (TGA).
Meanwhile, mineral and freight transport declined 10% YoY to 3.7 million tons in Q2 2026, compared to 4.1 million tons in the same period last year.
Standard container transport also fell 80% YoY to 47,000 containers in Q2 2026 from around 232,000 containers in Q2 2025, as shown in the table below.
Saudi Railways Traffic in Q2 2026
Item
Q2 2025
Q2 2026
Change
Passengers (mIn)
36.5
38
4%
Minerals and Freight (mIn)
4.1
3.7
(10%)
Standard Containers (‘000)
232
47
(80%)
Regarding passenger traffic, the Riyadh Metro recorded 29.7 million passengers in Q2 2026, followed by the Automated People Mover (APM) at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah with around 3.9 million passengers, as shown in the table below:
Intercity Passenger Distribution (mIn)
Item
Q2 2025
Q2 2026
Change
Riyadh Metro
23.6
29.7
26%
Al-Mashaaer Al-Mugaddassah Metro
1.87
1.9
2%
APM at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah
7.76
3.9
(50%
APM at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh
0.51
0.64
24%
Total
33.74
36.14
7%
Intercity passenger traffic totaled around 2.2 million on the Haramain High-Speed Train in Q2 2026, while East Railway Network carried approximately 389,000 passengers, as shown in the table below:
Intercity Passenger Distribution (mIn)
Item
Q2 2025
Q2 2026
Change
Haramain High-Speed Train
2.06
1.6
(22%)
East Railway Network (SAR)
0.38
0.39
3%
North Railway Network (SAR)
0.23
0.25
9%
Total
2.67
2.24
(16%)
Mineral and freight transport in Q2 2026 was distributed between the North Railway Network, which transported 3.3 million tons, and the East Railway Network, which transported 396,000 tons, in addition to 47,000 standard containers, as shown in the table below:
Mineral and Freight Transported by Trains
Train
Mineral and Freight in Q2 2025
Mineral and Freight in Q2 2026
Change
North Railway Network (mIn tons)
3.67
3.3
(10%)
East Railway Network (‘000 tons)
408
396
(3%)
East Railway Network (‘000 standard containers)
232
47
(80%)
