Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — There was an amazing improve within the variety of passengers utilizing public transport buses in addition to trains in the course of the 12 months 2023, in line with the statistical report launched by the Normal Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) on Thursday.
The speed of public transport bus passengers soared176 p.c in the course of the 12 months 2023 in comparison with the 12 months 2022. There was a rise of greater than 117.6 million bus passengers inside and between cities over the last 12 months in comparison with the earlier 12 months.
Throughout the 12 months 2023, over 113.5 million passengers used buses inside cities, a rise of 195 p.c from the earlier 12 months. In the meantime, intercity bus passengers reached round 4.1 million throughout the identical interval, with 3.7 million bus journeys inside and between cities recorded in 2023.
The report additionally indicated that the overall size of the Kingdom’s highway community reached 316,900 kilometers in 2023, up by 2.2 p.c from the earlier 12 months. The size of roads inside cities stood at 194,400 kilometers, reflecting a 0.8 p.c improve from 2022, whereas intercity roads reached 74,200 kilometers, up by 0.9 p.c from the 12 months earlier than.
The info confirmed that visitors motion between cities reached 390.4 million autos yearly, with a month-to-month common of 33.2 million autos. The variety of autos arriving by land ports totaled 11.8 million in 2023, a 28.9 p.c improve from 2022, whereas autos departing by land ports reached 11.9 million, a 26 p.c improve from the earlier 12 months.
The highway transport statistics additionally confirmed a 2.5 p.c lower in extreme visitors accidents in 2023 in comparison with 2022. Fatalities ensuing from visitors accidents dropped by 2.9 p.c from the earlier 12 months, whereas accidents declined by 1.8 p.c in comparison with 2022. The very best share of visitors accident fatalities occurred among the many 18-30 age group, accounting for 35 p.c, adopted by the 31-40 age group at 22 p.c.
The GASTAT report confirmed that the variety of railway passengers in 2023 reached 30.3 million, marking a major improve of 33 p.c in comparison with 2022. About 72.5 p.c of intracity passengers travelled over a million kilometers, whereas intercity passengers represented 27.5 p.c, finishing 31,700 journeys that coated a mixed distance of 10.4 million kilometers in 2023.
In response to the bulletin, Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) recorded 5,200 freight prepare journeys protecting a distance of 4.03 million kilometers. SAR operates two main freight routes — North and East — each of which collectively transported over 14.3 million tons of freight, representing a 5.6 p.c improve in comparison with 2022.
The North line carried the majority of the cargo, accounting for 94.3 p.c of the overall, which is equal to 13.5 million tons. In the meantime, SAR’s East route, primarily targeted on container shipments, carried over 699,000 TEUs, reflecting a 3.7 p.c improve in comparison with 2022. The bulletin revealed that the overall variety of intercity passenger railway stations reached 15. These stations characteristic 18,359 seats and are serviced by 93 passenger locomotives and 559 coach vehicles.
Moreover, 12 freight railway stations are outfitted with 158 freight locomotives and three,341 wagons devoted to cargo transport. The bulletin additionally highlights that the overall variety of intracity passenger stations stands at 25.
The bulletin indicated that the overall size of intercity passenger railway traces is 3,064 kilometers, and the size of electrified intracity passenger railway traces measures 61.7 kilometers.
