Train passengers in Saudi Arabia rise to 156.4 million in 2025, supported by the Riyadh Metro

General Authority for Statistics data for 2025 show intra-city train passengers reached 145.4 million, compared with 31.1 million in 2024, while total rail passengers reached 156.4 million, growth of 266.5%. Inter-city train passengers, by contrast, declined, and Arab News linked the increase to the impact of the Riyadh Metro in its first year of operation.

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• Intracity train passengers rose to 145.4 million in 2025, compared with 31.1 million in 2024.

  «ارتفاع ركاب القطارات داخل المدن إلى 145.4 مليون راكب مقارنة بـ31.1 مليون في 2024»

  صحيفة عاجل on MSN • الشرق الأوسط • السعودية الإخبارية
• The increase in intracity train passengers reached 368%.

  «ارتفع عدد ركاب القطارات داخل المدن بالسعودية بنسبة 368 في المائة خلال عام 2025»

  الشرق الأوسط • السعودية الإخبارية • Arab News
• Total railway passengers reached 156.4 million in 2025, a growth of 266.5%.

  «ارتفع عدد ركاب السكك الحديدية في السعودية بنسبة 266.5% ليبلغ 156.4 مليون راكب في 2025»

  عكاظ • Arab News
• In contrast, the number of intercity train passengers declined.

  «في المقابل، انخفض عدد ركاب القطارات بين المدن.»

  صحيفة عاجل on MSN • السعودية الإخبارية
• The impact of the Riyadh Metro appeared in its first year of operation, as it has been opened in phases since December 1, 2024.

  «opened to the public in phases from Dec. 1, 2024»

  Arab News

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