Arrail

The Arab National Rail Company (Arabic: شركة القطار العربية الوطنية sharikat al-qiṭār al-‘arabīyah al-waṭanīyah), doing business as Arrail (عرّيل ‘arrayl), is the national railway company of the Arab Union. A state enterprise wholly owned by the government of the Arab Union, Arrail owns and maintains all railroad infrastructure in the nation, with the exception of urban rapid transit systems, and fully or partially owns connected rail infrastructure in 15 neighbouring countries. With over 245,000 full-time personnel, Arrail is one of the largest employers in the nation.

Arrail operates an extensive freight rail transport network, accounting for 40% of domestic freight rail tonnage shipped annually; the remaining 60% is split between two publicly traded transport companies, which lease the use of Arrail-owned infrastructure by their trains. Arrail's extensive international freight rail network serves destinations in nearly all countries of continental Africa and Eurasia which, in combination with its domestic network, constitute the world's largest freight rail network by distance covered, track mileage and annual tonnage. Its freight operations are significantly vertically integrated, with a large portion of road transport feeding into and out of rail shipments operated by MNSB, a subsidiary of Arrail provising semi-trailer trucks and other road-based shipment services.

Arrail also provides passenger rail service via two subsidiary brands: AUX operates 13 electrified high-speed rail lines connecting all major cities of the Arab Union and several smaller cities located along the lines; an additional network of 30, electrified, regular speed commuter rail lines, branded MetroConnexion, links most exurbs and suburbs with urban centres, connecting passengers as an intermediary between long-distance intercity AUX lines and urban rapid transit systems ubiquitous to major cities.