Iran: 29% Growth in Fiscal 2020-21 Rail Freight Transportation

Iran’s rail freight transportation grew by 29% in the last fiscal year (ended March 20, 2021) compared with the year before, despite border closures during the first four months of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The statement was made by Saeed Rasouli, managing director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, in a virtual meeting of the 36th Conference of the Organization for Cooperation of Railroads (April 19-23) on Friday.
“Exports by the Islamic Republic of Iran Railway increased by 5% in the last fiscal year [March 2020-21] compared with the year before. More than 650,000 tons of cargo were carried across Iran-Turkey rail border [Razi border terminal, Iran’s sole rail connection with the neighboring country], reaching a record high in the past 10 years,” IRNA quoted him as saying.
The Organization for Cooperation of Railways, also known as OSJD, was established as the equivalent of the International Union of Railways to improve international rail transport coordination.