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October 09,2021
The development of high-speed, decent transportation has gained traction with the allocation of funds for projects in the holy cities of Mashhad and Qom.
The government recently allocated 19...
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October 05,2021
The domestic engineering and energy giant, MAPNA Group, has signed a trilateral memorandum of understanding on the development and electrification of public transportation infrastructure and fleet...
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September 24,2021
The subway project of Tabriz, the provincial center of East Azarbaijan, has received 7 trillion rials ($25.4 million) in new funding in the current Iranian year (started March 21), as the...
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September 21,2021
Public transportation fleet in two Iranian cities, Qom and Zanjan, are set to expand with the arrival of new buses made by domestic producers.
According to Qom Mayor Seyyed Morteza Saqqaian-Nejad...
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September 19,2021
Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Company is renovating subway trains to quickly optimize the environmentally friendly mode of transportation before the likely opening of schools in October....
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September 14,2021
The complete dilapidated taxi fleet in the capital city of Tehran can be renovated in 18 months, if 50 trillion rials ($181.8 million) are allocated to the project, Tehran Municipality’s deputy for...
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September 12,2021
Over nine million residents in the capital city of Tehran squander an average of 31 minutes per day in traffic, amounting to 4.65 million hours per day and more than 1.5 billion hours per year, CEO...
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September 11,2021
Despite initiatives by Iran's Department of Environment and anti-air pollution campaigners, the use of bicycles and related projects has failed to take off across the country.
As a cheap means of...
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September 07,2021
The death rate in road accidents in Iran climbed by 16% in the first four months of the current fiscal year (March 21-July 22), although intercity travel restrictions remain in place due to the...
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September 03,2021
By March 2022, 500 buses will join the fleet of the capital city Tehran, as part of efforts to improve the city's transportation system.
According to Jafar Tashakkori, chairman of Tehran City...
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August 24,2021
Authorities in Tehran are working hard to overcome obstacles in the way of subway construction to provide people with a more efficient and environmentally friendly mode of transit.
On Tuesday,...
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August 09,2021
Iran’s road accident death rate has increased by 18% in the first fiscal quarter (March 21-June 21), while intercity travel restrictions are still in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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August 10,2021
The Statistical Center of Iran’s data show the population of elderly women is growing at a faster pace compared with their male peers.
The population of elderly men and women stood at 400,000 each...
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July 26,2021
Tehran Metro’s extension to Eslamshahr, a working district in the southwest, requires 13 trillion rials ($52 million), one of the county’s municipal officials said.
According to Reza Qasemi, 3.6...
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July 17,2021
Iran’s public transport fleet comprises around 430,000 vehicles, including urban and intercity buses, minibuses and taxis, of which 80% have outlived their usefulness, the National Traffic Police...
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July 14,2021
The Iranian government has provided loans totaling 34 trillion rials ($136 million) to transportation enterprises affected by the coronavirus pandemic as of May, an official with the Ministry of...
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July 12,2021
The subway network in the capital city of Tehran will have at least eight more stations by the end of the current Iranian year (March 2022), the head of Tehran Metro Company said.
Ali Emam added...
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July 10,2021
Urban managers in the capital city of Tehran are building bike paths around the city to embrace the growing trend of citizens opting for cycling as a clean, healthy and safe mode of transportation...
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June 23,2021
Major local carmaker Iran Khodro (IKCO), in collaboration with Iran Taxi Union, plans to replace 30,000 dilapidated taxis with Euro 4 and 5 CNG-hybrid vehicles by the end of the current fiscal year...
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June 21,2021
Providing decent public transportation services is of high importance worldwide and there is much room for improvement in Iran, a senior official says.
Mehdi Jamalinejad, the head of Iran's...
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June 19,2021
Two subway stations in Line 6 and 7 of Tehran Metro were inaugurated on Thursday to speed up the development of traffic-free, green means of transportation.
The stations were inaugurated by...
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June 09,2021
The domestic engineering and energy giant, MAPNA Group, has unveiled its first locally-produced electric bus in the shrine city of Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi Province.
Dubbed ‘Shetab’, the e-bus was...
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May 31,2021
Urban managers in Tehran are more socially conscious and upgrading urban infrastructure and services to meet the requirements of physically-impaired people.
According to Hamshahri Online, Mohammad...
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May 26,2021
The semi-complete Phase 1 of Line 2 subway project of Karaj, the provincial capital of Alborz, requires 4.9 trillion rials ($21.6 million).
According to a worksheet published by Karaj Urban and...
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May 24,2021
Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Iran in mid-February 2020, Tehran’s bus fleet has lost 67% of its earning and is on the verge of bankruptcy, the head of Tehran Bus Company said....