Iran Rail News

Islamic Republic of Iran Railways’ negotiations with German officials to launch cargo trains between the two countries have been fruitful and the first train is expected to use this route next…

Iran has recently launched the construction of a railroad in Kerman Province.  The project will link the two cities of Bam and Jiroft, both located in the same province. Work is underway…

The new railroad connecting the two Iranian provinces of Qazvin and Gilan was tested on Thursday.  The maiden journey started from the city of Siah Cheshmeh and ended in Rasht, the capital…

A new railroad has come on stream in northwest Iran. The 182-kilometer-long route was inaugurated by President Hassan Rouhani late Monday. A total of 5.13 trillion rials (more than $39 million…

About 227,000 tons of cement were exported to Uzbekistan through Sarakhs Border Terminal in Khorasan Razavi Province during the seven months to Oct. 22.  The volume accounted for 82% of…

Some 21,500 tons of non-oil commodities have been exported via rail through Incheh Borun border terminal located in the northeastern Golestan Province since the beginning of the current Iranian…

For the first time, a steel ingot shipment weighing 1,200 tons has been transported from the Yazd Province to the city of Kashan in Isfahan Province via railroad.  The move is aimed at…

The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways has signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran’s Emergency Medical Services Organization to improve the health and safety of passengers, as well as IRIR…

Exports of cement through Sarakhs border crossing in Khorasan Razavi Province to Central Asian countries by railroads stood at around 193,000 tons during the first half of the current Iranian…

Khorasan Razavi Province registered the highest rail passenger throughput in the first six months of the year (March 21-Sept. 22). 

Close to 4 billion tons/kilometers of cargos were transported by Yazd Railways since the beginning of the current Iranian year on March 21, which shows a 47% rise compared with the similar…

The 11th edition of the "OSJD International Freight Conference" hosted by the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways opened in Tehran on Tuesday.

OSJD, otherwise known as the Organization for…

Some 20,000 tons of rebar will be exported to Turkey and Iraq via road from Mahabad train station in West Azarbaijan Province, the director general of Azarbaijan Railways General Bureau said.

A memorandum of understanding for carrying out feasibility studies on the construction of Jolfa-Poldasht-Cheshmeh Sorayya rail route stretching from East to West Azarbaijan provinces has been…

The dossier of the trans-Iranian railroad, prepared in late 2017, has been submitted to UNESCO for inscription in the list of World Heritage Sites.

The construction of the 75-kilometer Hamedan-Malayer Railroad in northwestern Iran was launched on Thursday in a ceremony attended by Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi.

The US sanctions will not affect Iran’s railroad cooperation with Russia, which will continue to expand just as the previous round of sanctions failed to impact their railroad construction…

Iran plans to use Turkmenistan-bound wagons to facilitate cement exports to Central Asia, especially Uzbekistan, an official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways said.

The number of foreign visitors travelling to the northeastern city of Mashhad, capital of Khorasan Razavi Province, by train saw an increase of 11% during the first three months of the current…

Iran’s rail sector could be named the top beneficiary of the nuclear deal the country signed with world powers in 2015, as it has managed to considerably improve its performance in the past…

The major project to electrify the 430-kilometer-long railroad connecting the city of Garmsar in Semnan Province with the city of Incheh Borun to its northeast in Golestan Province is starting…

Iran’s Wagon Pars Company, a manufacturer of rolling stock, had a strong presence in the Sixth International Exhibition of Rail Transportation and Related Industries and Equipment, also known as…

The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways plans to expand suburban rail routes by 400 kilometers and increase railroad transportation capacities through 712 kilometers of double-tracking in the…

Some 1.05 trillion rials ($25 million) worth of Islamic bonds (sukuk) have been issued to fund the manufacturing of 50 locomotives by Iran’s Wagon Pars Company, the roads and urban development…

The long wait finally came to an end when Esfahan Steel Company supplied the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways with the first batch of domestically produced rails on Sunday.

The batch…