Iran Rail News

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.

Railroad officials in President Hassan Rouhani’s two-term government pursued rail infrastructure development as one of their main priorities from the onset.  Railroads have expanded from…

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…

The construction of a 32-kilometer-long Shalamcheh-Basra railroad, which will connect Iran and Iraq, is to start within a month using Iranian private sector investments, according to the deputy…

A rail track-laying crane and its dual-purpose carrier, which can be used on both railroads and roads, have been manufactured for the first time in Iran by Paya Saman Pars Company, a subsidiary…

The first phase of Tehran Metro’s Line 10, which runs across the western part of the capital city, needs 97 trillion rials ($429.2 million), the CEO of Tehran Metro Company said. 

The government plans to complete the construction of five rail projects, all of which have so far had more than 50% progress, by the end of its term in August, according to a report released by…

Iran’s rail freight transportation grew by 29% in the last fiscal year (ended March 20, 2021) compared with the year before, despite border closures during the first four months of the Covid-19…

Although US sanctions hampered Iran’s subway development plans, Tehran’s urban managers tapped into local potentials to accelerate its subway network expansion. The sanctions disrupted…

The 41-kilometer railroad connecting Gilan Province’s capital, Rasht, to the port city of Anzali has made 63% and 13% progress in infrastructure and superstructure respectively, which is…

China plans to invest in Iran’s subway development plans as per the 25-year cooperation deal recently signed between the two countries. Tehran Mayor Pirouz Hanachi said China is to help Iran…

The state-backed Iran National Innovation Fund plans to lend 600 billion rials ($2.4 million) to local tech and knowledge-based businesses to accelerate the indigenization of subway trains and…

In line with the country’s policy of promoting eco-friendly public transportation, metropolises such as Tabriz and Isfahan are expanding subway connectivity.

Seven stations in Tehran’s subway network will become operational next month, the head of Tehran Metro Company said. Visiting subway construction sites on Saturday, Ali Emam added that after…

Afghanistan’s first passenger train to Iran will start operating in the next Iranian year (starting March 20), according to the head of Afghanistan’s Railway Authority.

Iran’s High Council of Transportation has approved a 25% hike in train fares as of Jan. 20 due to the decline in the number of passengers per train following measures to curb Covid-19…

Iran and Turkey have signed three documents for maximizing the capacity of freight and passenger rail transportation, Managing Director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways Saeed Rasouli…

Tehran’s subway network requires 20 trillion rials ($88.49 million) to launch 10 stations in three lines, the CEO of Tehran Metro Company said. Ali Emam added that the construction of these…

The parliaments of Afghanistan and Iran have approved an agreement on the international rail link that will pave the way for a new railroad border between the two neighboring states.

The subway system in Karaj, the provincial center of Alborz Province, will start partial operation in six months, the chief of Tehran City Council said. Mohsen Hashemi added that 90% of the…

Urban managers are rushing ahead with plans to push the development of subway lines of Shiraz and the Iranian capital Tehran, to improve mobility options and curb air pollution. In Shiraz, the…

With the manufacture of rail monoblock wheels and wagon breaks by local companies, Iran became 100% self-sufficient in producing cargo wagons, according to the minister of roads and urban…

The railroad connecting Iran and Afghanistan was inaugurated by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani on Thursday via videoconference. “Today marks an…

The Ministry of Roads and Urban Development plans to inaugurate seven rail projects stretching 1,443 kilometers across the country by the end of next Iranian year (March 2022). 

Over a third of wagons in Tehran’s subway system needs to be overhauled, otherwise their technical faults might disrupt operations sooner or later, an official with Tehran Municipality said.…