An integrated public transport system for Dammam was approved by the Council of Ministers on 19 May 2014, and publicly announced by Eastern Province Mayor Fahad Al Jubair on 21 May 2014.
[2] The Council also approved the establishment of a private company to monitor the implementation of the project.
The first line will link Tarout Island with King Fahd Causeway via Qatif, Dammam and Dhahran.
Studies to finalize the alignment and location of the stations will take an estimated 18 months.
[5][6] At the Middle East Rail 2017 conference and exhibition in Dubai on 7 March 2017, President of the Public Transport Authority Rumaih Al Rumaih stated that the Dammam Metro project would be developed as a public private partnership.