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November 27,2019
The 132-kilometer-long Mianeh-Bostanabad railroad was inaugurated by President Hassan Rouhani in Tabriz, the capital of East Azarbaijan Province on Wednesday.
The railroad is part of the longer...
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November 22,2019
Iran’s trade with Azerbaijan totaled $422.68 million during January-October 2019 to register a 30.7% growth compared with the corresponding period of 2018.
Iran’s exports to Azerbaijan stood at $...
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November 19,2019
Iran needs to build or renovate some 40,000 locomotives and passenger, freight and subway wagons within the next 10 years, Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade Reza Rahmani said in a meeting...
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November 13,2019
One more station along the eastern flank of Tehran Metro’s Line 7 is to come on stream in three weeks, CEO of Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Company announced.
Visiting the under-construction...
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November 12,2019
The Seventh UIC (International Union of Railways) Nextstation International Conference, hosted by the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways and organized by UIC, is being held in Iran.
The event...
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November 11,2019
The 132-km-long Mianeh-Bostanabad railroad, part of a bigger Mianeh-Tabriz rail project connecting East Azarbaijan Province to the national rail network, is scheduled to be inaugurated by President...
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November 02,2019
Hashtgerd Metro Station, an extension of Tehran-Karaj intercity subway’s Line 5, is to be launched in two weeks.
The line currently connects Sadeqieh Square in Tehran to Golshahr in Alborz...
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October 23,2019
The development of subway networks has been touted as a priority by the urban managers of Iranian megacities. However, expansion plans are crawling in Karaj and Qom.
Unlike the capital city of...
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October 09,2019
The western flank of the under construction subway in Karaj, Alborz Province, going up to Hashtgerd New Town is almost complete and ready for undergoing final tests, a deputy roads minister says....
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October 04,2019
More than 606,000 tons of commodities were exported to Central Asian countries via railroad from the Sarakhs Border Terminal in the northeastern Khorasan Razavi Province during the first half of...
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September 28,2019
On the eastern flank of Tehran subway's unfinished Line 6, Imam Hussein (PBUH) junction station was inaugurated on Saturday.
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September 22,2019
Esfahan Steel Company (ESCO) has handed over the first batch of domestically produced 60E1 (UIC60) rails to the Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructure Company.
The event was...
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September 20,2019
The Cabinet has decided to allocate €300 million needed to complete the railroad project connecting the southeastern port city of Chabahar to the eastern city of Zahedan near the border with...
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September 18,2019
Providing people with decent public transportation services is of high importance for cities worldwide and there is much room for improvement in Iran.
The initiatives of urban managers of...
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September 07,2019
In an ambitious initiative to provide Tehran’s residents with extensive and decent transportation services, four new lines have been designed for expanding the capital city’s subway network....
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September 04,2019
Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has authorized the government to withdraw funds needed to complete the railroad project connecting the southeastern port city of Chabahar...
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September 03,2019
A total of 213 domestically-made rolling stock worth 36,625 billion rials ($322 million) joined Iran's railroad network during a ceremony attended by Roads Minister Mohammad Eslami and the head of...
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September 02,2019
Urban managers of Qom say that in the next Iranian year (starting March 20, 2020) the holy city’s subway network will partially become operational.
Speaking to Borna News, Qom Mayor Seyyed Morteza...
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August 28,2019
After the official launch of two new stations in Tehran Metro’s Line 7 early this week, urban managers assured the citizens of swift progress in the expansion of Tehran subway network.
Speaking at...
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August 26,2019
Negotiations are underway between the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways and the State Railways of the Republic of Turkey (TCDD) for launching passenger trains between Tehran and Istanbul, the head...
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August 21,2019
Two more stations along the eastern flank of Tehran Metro’s Line 7 came on stream on Wednesday, CEO of Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Company announced.
Ali Emam added that Basij and...
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August 10,2019
The western flank of Line 2 of the urban subway system in the shrine city of Mashhad in the northeastern Khorasan Razavi Province was launched late last week to further expand the already operating...
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August 10,2019
Passenger train services resumed between Iran and Turkey's capital cities, Tehran and Ankara, respectively, at 9:50 p.m. local time on Wednesday after Saeed Rasouli, the head of Islamic Republic of...
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August 05,2019
Tehran City Council has ratified the issuance of participatory bonds worth 300 trillion rials ($2.4 billion) by the municipality to finance the expansion of the capital’s subway network.
After the...
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July 15,2019
Endeavors to expand Tehran subway have led to new developments in the southern and southeastern parts of the network.
According to Ali Emam, Tehran Metro's CEO, the Rah-Ahan Station on Line 3 of...