The unfinished subway network in the capital city of Tehran needs 2 quadrillion rials ($8.1 billion) of budget for the construction of unfinished lines, purchase of train cars and…
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The number of Covid-19 infections in the capital city of Tehran has hit an emergency level in the past several days, while a large number of residents commute to work using public means of…
Municipal bodies in Tehran metropolis are becoming more socially responsible and upgrading urban infrastructure to meet the needs of physically-impaired people. Ali Asghar Eynolqozat, an…
The coronavirus pandemic is spreading rapidly across continents inflicting death, destroying livelihoods and bankrupting economics.
As governments big and small push ahead with…
A deal backed by the government worth 10 trillion rials ($51 million) has been signed by Tehran Municipality and Iran Khodro (IKCO) to add 230 buses and minibuses to the capital city’s public…
The first full day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere brought with it one of nature's spectacular sky shows: an annular solar eclipse. On Sunday, the new moon orbited between the sun…
Tehran Municipality is pushing forward the expansion of the capital’s subway system, with officials saying that economic headwinds and Covid-19 should not be a pretext for halting the initiative…
The resumption of traffic schemes in Tehran as of last week has reduced traffic congestion in the city’s thoroughfares, but it is increasing passenger density in subway trains, heightening…
The outbreak of Covid-19 in Iran since mid-February has saddled Tehran Metro Company with a massive loss of 2 trillion rials ($11.2 million), the head of the company said. Speaking at a press…
The presence of flamingos and other migratory birds in and around Gavkouni Wetland can only mean one thing: the lagoon is reborn.
The revival of Gavkhouni in southeastern Isfahan Province…
Traffic schemes in Tehran resumed as of Saturday, pushing more people toward using public transportation and increasing the spread of coronavirus. Many experts have cautioned that the…
The budget bill for the fiscal 2020-21 permits the issuance of participation bonds worth 80 trillion rials ($454.5 million) to finance the development of public transportation systems throughout…
The development of subway system in the Iranian capital city, Tehran, is a challenging task for urban managers, as officials struggle to make the best out of the least available resources to…
Since the outbreak of Covid-19 in Iran in February, Tehran's public transportation system has incurred a massive loss of 1.2 trillion rials ($7 million) per month, a Tehran City Council member…
Iran’s Oil Ministry has invested $15 million in Tehran Metro to help expand the capital’s public transportation network, the oil minister wrote on Twitter. Bijan Namdar Zanganeh wrote that the…
Drivers will not receive paper tickets for traffic violations in the second half of the current fiscal year (starting Sept. 22), when the Traffic Police switches to e-ticketing. “E-ticketing is…
The national coronavirus taskforce is planning to make wearing facemasks mandatory in public transportation, including buses and subway, a deputy health minister said. Speaking to ISNA, Iraj…
The challenging task of developing the subway system in Iranian metropolises has raised concerns among urbanists who censure mismanagement and lack of budget for the lagging progress. Officials…
To expand Tehran’s public transportation system, 500 new buses will be added to the operating fleet by the end of May, a member of Tehran City Council said. Shahrbanou Amani added that the…
Public transportation in megacities need to preserve their efficiency. To realize this goal, urban managers in Karaj, the provincial center of Alborz, and Isfahan city in Isfahan Province…
Providing decent public transportation services for Tehran’s satellite cities has long been a concern of urban managers, as the population is steadily growing in those areas. Therefore, Tehran…
As an increasing population use public transportation in the Iranian capital city, Tehran, adhering to social distancing will turn into a farfetched goal.
Social distancing is almost impossible in a crowded city like Tehran, unless more buses and taxis are added to the public transportation fleet, Tehran City Council chief says.
Iran’s per capita dairy consumption currently stands at 117 kilograms per year, which is 48 kilograms lower than the annual global average of 165 kilograms, according to the head of Iran’s…
The spread of the new coronavirus has done a number on the Iranian movie industry, as movie theaters have been closed and the audience have been advised not to leave home. Now that film…
