railroad

Iran to launch Rasht-Caspian railway in coming days

Iran is set to inaugurate the Rasht-Caspian railway in northern country within the next few days, according to the Ministry of Road and Urban Development.

Transportation

Tehran, Moscow discuss accelerating Rasht-Astara railway construction

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari and Russian officials conferred on ways to resolve the existing obstacles to the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway.

Transportation

Iran-Azerbaijan rail exchanges up 33% in 9 months

The director general of Iran’s North Railway Administration-2 said that the exchange of goods between Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan registered a 33-percent growth in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2023).

Trade

Iran, Azerbaijan rail transport rises 47% YOY

Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev has said rail transport between Iran and Azerbaijan has increased by 47 percent in 2023, IRNA reported.

Transportation

Iran ready to complete construction of Tehran-Damascus railway

Iran’s minister of roads and urban development said his ministry is ready to complete the construction operation of the Tehran-Damascus railway.

Transportation

Iran, Turkey eye one million tons of bilateral rail transit annually

The chief executive of the Railways of the Islamic Republic of Iran (RAI) said Tehran and Ankara have targeted transporting one million tons of cargo via rail network between the two countries in the next Iranian calendar year (to start March 20, 2024).

Transportation

Iran, Russia finalizing technical details of Rasht-Astara railway project

Kheirollah Khademi, the managing director of Iran’s Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures Company (CDTIC), has said 70 percent of the technical issues regarding the Rasht-Astara railway project have been discussed and finalized with Russia, and the rest will also be finalized soon.

Transportation

Iran, Iraq agree to complete Shalamcheh-Basra railway

During a meeting between Iranian Transport Minister Mehrdad Bazrpash and his Iraqi counterpart Razak Muhibis Al-Saadawi in Tehran, the two sides made an agreement on the completion of Shalamcheh-Basra railway.

Transportation

Iran opens first section of railway link to Chabahar port

Iran has launched a first section of a key rail link to Chabahar, its only ocean port on the Sea of Oman.

Transportation

Iran’s two-month passenger rail transport up 63% YOY

A total of 4.4 million passengers were transported via railroads in Iran during the first two months of the current Iranian year (started March 21) to register a 63% increase compared with the corresponding period of last year, the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development reported.

Transportation