Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR; Arabic: الشركة السعودية للخطوط الحديدية),[2][3] formerly the Saudi Railway Company, is the national railway company of Saudi Arabia.
It is de facto a state-owned enterprise, as it is owned by the Public Investment Fund.
Saudi Railways Organization was a major railway operator in Saudi Arabia, until it merged into Saudi Arabia Railways on April 1, 2021.
[5] Approval to merge the Saudi Railways Organization and Saudi Railway Company was announced in February 2021.
[4] The merger took place on April 1, 2021,[6] and the combined company is now called Saudi Arabia Railways.