Iran Rail News
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June 15,2019Iran and Turkey plan to resume two train services later this month. -
June 14,2019Iran is now self-sufficient in the production of railroad switches, the managing director of Iran Rail Industries Development Company said.
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June 08,2019Tehran’s subway network is to expand in four new directions after the under-construction lines are completed, a municipal authority said. According to Mohsen Pourseyyed-Aqaei, managing director of...
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May 29,2019Two stations along the eastern flank of Tehran Metro’s Line 7 will open in a month, the CEO of Tehran Metro Group said. Ali Emam added that the new stations, namely Mohammadieh and Basij on the...
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May 25,2019The completion of lines 6 and 7 of Tehran’s subway network will cost 67 trillion rials ($478 million), CEO of Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Company says. In a talk with YJC, Ali Emam added...
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May 19,2019Iran became a permanent member of the Council for Rail Transport of the Commonwealth of Independent States during the council’s 70th meeting held in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, on May 14-15. “...
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May 18,2019The eastern flank of Tehran Metro’s Line 7 will become operational in the current Iranian year (started March 21), CEO of Tehran Metro Group says. Ali Emam added that 10 stations along the eastern...
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May 11,2019An under-construction subway line in Alborz Province, west of Tehran, will reach the province's western flank at Hashtgerd New Town in a few months, a deputy roads minister said.
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May 01,2019Passenger rail services between the capital cities of Iran and Turkey are set to resume in July, the CEO of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways announced. Saeid Rasouli made the announcement...
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April 27,2019The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways will join the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran and the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration to carry out a rail-port transportation drill at...
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April 15,2019Preliminary studies for the metro project in Hamedan Province will start as soon as funds are made available, a Hamedan lawmaker said. According to Amir Khojasteh, feasibility studies will start...
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April 10,2019Iranian rolling stock manufacturer, Wagon Pars Company, built 290 freight and seven passenger wagons in the last Iranian year (March 2018-19) at a cost of 812 billion rials ($6 million), the...
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April 07,2019Tehran Metro Line 6 opened partially on Sunday in the presence of President Hassan Rouhani and Mayor Pirouz Hanachi.
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March 22,2019Visiting Shiraz, the gateway to the world famous Persepolis, and capital of Fars Province in southwest Iran, which is home to unique historical heritage, travelers can take the subway for easy...
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February 11,2019As the country moves towards decent and eco-friendly public transportation, subway connectivity in five metropolises will almost double by 2023, a former Isfahan mayor says. Mehdi Jamalinejad, who...
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March 06,2019The shrine city of Mashhad in northeastern Khorasan Razavi Province is Iran’s main attraction for religious tourism drawing close to 25 million people from in and outside the country every year. ...
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March 15,2019A passenger rail service connecting the capital city Tehran to Hamedan started on Wednesday.
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March 09,2019The cargo train between Pakistan and Iran has resumed services after a suspension of one week due to flash floods in Chagai District.
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March 06,2019The long-awaited Qazvin-Rasht railroad project was officially inaugurated by the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday in the northern city of Rasht, Gilan Province.
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March 05,2019The railroad linking the two Iranian cities of Qazvin and Rasht is expected to be inaugurated today (March 6) in the presence of President Hassan Rouhani.
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March 04,2019The Seventh International North-South Transport Corridor's Coordination Council Meeting and the eighth meeting of Expert Groups convened in Tehran on Monday. High-ranking officials from Iran and...
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February 20,2019Construction of Sirjan-Kerman Railroad kicked off on Monday.
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February 18,2019Tehran subway network will expand to the city of Parand in Robat Karim county, southwest of the capital.
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February 16,2019A total of 231,000 tons of commodities were exported to Central Asian countries via rail from Sarakhs Border Crossing in the northeastern Khorasan Razavi Province during the first 10 months of the...
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February 04,2019More than a decade after the subway construction plan in Alborz Province was announced, municipal bodies have stopped promising ambitious dates for its conclusion. A member of Karaj City Council,...
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