The Planning and Resources Management Department of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development has released new data on the volume of cargo and passenger traffic via three modes of transportation during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Dec. 21).
The findings are as follows:
Road
A total of 382 million tons of cargo were transported via road in Iran during the period, registering a 2% rise compared with the similar period of last year.
This is the highest volume registered during the first nine months of the past 10 years, News.mrud.ir reported.
The report added that 7 million tons of foreign goods were transited through Iran via road during the same period, indicating a 4% year-on-year rise.
The highest transit volume via road during the first nine months of the past 10 years was registered in the fiscal 2014-15 with 9.2 million tons
A total of 95 million passengers were transported by roads during the same period, registering a 25% increase compared with the corresponding period of last year.
The highest passenger traffic via road during the first nine months of the past 10 years was registered in 2012-13 with 170 million passengers.
Railroad
A total of 33.6 million tons of freight were transported by railroad during the period.
Foreign goods transit via railroad stood at 1.06 million tons during the period.
Moreover, a total of 22 million passengers traveled by rail during the period, up 47% compared with last year’s corresponding period.
This is the highest passenger traffic via railroad during the first nine months of the past 10 years.
The report also noted that passenger rail services recorded a 22% decrease in delays during the period year-on-year.
Air
The number of takeoffs and landings for domestic and international flights stood at 210,000 (down 11%) and 18,000 (up 100%) respectively.
The highest number of takeoffs and landings in domestic flights during the first nine months of the past 10 years was registered in 2017-18 Iranian year with 277,000. For international flights it was in 2014-15 with 22,000.
Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport was the country’s busiest airport during the period under review, transporting more than 9 million passengers. Some 79,007 takeoffs and landings were registered at Mehrabad during the period.
Marine
Iran’s commercial ports handled 113 million tons of goods during the period, registering a 2% rise compared with the similar period of last year.
The highest volume of throughput registered during the first nine months of the past 10 years was in the fiscal 2017-18 with 118 million tons.
Container throughput during the period under review stood at 1.59 million TEUs, indicating an 8% rise.
The highest volume of container throughput registered during the first nine months of the past 10 years was in the fiscal 2017-18 with 2.3 million TEUs.
A total of 10.7 million passengers used port services during the period, which shows a 45% increase compared with the corresponding period of last year.
The highest number of passengers traffic at Iranian ports during the first nine months of the past 10 years was registered in the fiscal 2019-20 with 14 million passengers.
