Iran Rail Cargo Transit Statistics

More than 3,100 tons of transit cargo were exported from Iran via Mirjaveh terminal on the border with Pakistan during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21-July 22),…

Railroads hold a 10.2% share in Iran’s cargo transit, the deputy head of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways said.

More than 405,000 tons of cargo were transited via Iranian railroads during the first four months of the current fiscal year (March 21-July 22), indicating a 44% rise compared with the similar…

Rail transit via the northeastern Sarakhs border crossing on Iran-Turkmenistan border during the first three months of the current Iranian fiscal year (March 21-June 21) stood at 205,000 tons,…

As trade ties between Iran and Europe are strengthening following the removal of nuclear sanctions, plans are underway to shift part of the shipment of commercial exchanges to railroads.

Iran’s rail cargo transportation capacity has reached 156,000 tons per day in the current Iranian year (March 2017-18), up 56% compared with the previous year (March 2016-17), according to an…

Iranian railroads transported 40.3 million tons of cargo in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2017), which has been described by the CEO of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways as "an all-…

Iran exported 10 million tons of cargo by rail during the 11 months to February 18, 2017, registering a 55% upsurge compared with last year’s corresponding period, the director of Transit…

Despite tight budget and little investment, President Hassan Rouhani’s administration has been able to increase the share of rail in cargo transportation in Iran, setting the stage for realizing…

Railroads of central Yazd Province account for 30% of Iran’s rail freight transport, the minister of roads and urban development said. Abbas Akhoundi added that the government is planning to…

Rail freight transport saw a 10% increase in tonnage and a 7.3% rise in ton-kilometer during the first three months of the current Iranian year (started March 20), according to the head of…

Iran’s railroads have the potential for the cross-border transport of 12 million tons of cargo per year, but only 4 million tons are currently utilized, said a board member at Islamic Republic…

Iran’s rail freight transit posted a rare growth of more than 180% since President Hassan Rouhani took office in 2013, Mohammad Gharavi, the head of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways’ Transit…

Rail freight transit recorded a 120% surge in the 11 Iranian months ending Feb. 19, compared with last year’s corresponding period, IRNA quoted Hossein Ashouri, deputy head of the Islamic…

More than 2.2 million tons of commodities were transported via railroad from Shahid Rajaei Port during the first seven months of the current Iranian year (started March 21), indicating a 51%…

Rail freight transport between Iran and Turkey increased by 63% during the past Iranian calendar year (ended March 20) compared with a year earlier, head of Azerbaijan Railway Headquarter,…

Despite the sanctions imposed by the West on Iran’s economy, 800,000 tons of cargo was in transit via railway during the past Iranian year (ended March 20), which shows more than 50% increase…