RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s rail network carried more than 83 million passengers in the first half of 2026, up at least 16 percent from the same period last year, according to Transport General Authority figures reported by the Saudi Press Agency in quarterly releases. Rail services carried more than 45 million passengers in the first quarter and 38 million in the second, compared with more than 35 million and 36.5 million, respectively, in the corresponding quarters of 2025.

The Transport General Authority (TGA) reported that more than 38 million passengers traveled by train across Saudi Arabia during the second quarter of 2026.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s rail network carried more than 83 million passengers in the first half of 2026, up at least 16 percent from the same period last year, according to…