Railroad Transit Volume Achieves 100-Year Record

The volume of transit via Iranian railroad has hit the highest over the past century.
A total of 1.73 million tons of foreign goods were transited from Iran via railroad during the current Iranian year’s first 11 months (March 21, 2021-Feb. 19), more than double that of last Iranian year, according to the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways.
“Last year [March 2020-21], only 805,000 tons of goods were transited via Iranian railroads,” Miad Salehi was also quoted as saying by the news portal of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development.
The official noted that exports via the country’s railroads stood at 1.71 million tons during the same period, adding that overall rail exports last year stood at 1.47 million tons.