IRIR Registers Record in Passenger Transportation

The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways says it has set a record in passenger transportation.
A total of 9.6 million passengers were transported by railroad during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21-July 22), registering a 60% increase compared with the similar period of last year, says Mir Hassan Mousavi, the deputy head of IRIR, noting that the figure is a 10-year high.
“The record came despite the fact that social distancing was implemented in passenger trains due to the Covid-19 pandemic,” he was quoted as saying by the news portal of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development.
The passenger-kilometer unit stood at 5.3 billion during the period, the official added.