Iran Rail News
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January 13,2019RAJA Rail Transportation Company will resume its high-speed train services as of Jan. 16. The resumption comes as CEO of the company, Mohammad Rajabi, announced last week that RAJA had stopped... -
January 07,2019Heavy expenses have prompted RAJA Rail Transportation Company to ground its high-speed trains as of Jan. 5, the CEO of the company said.
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December 12,2018The contract between South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem and the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways for the production of suburban railbus wagons has not been terminated and is still in place. "The Korean...
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December 05,2018Pakistan and Iran have agreed to enhance trade relations and improve rail connectivity. The understanding came at the 10th round of Pakistan-Iran Political Consultations in Islamabad, Daily Times...
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December 01,2018Islamic 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 year...
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November 26,2018Iran 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 at...
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November 25,2018The 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 of...
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November 20,2018A new railroad has come on stream in northwest Iran. The 182-kilometer-long route was inaugurated by President Hassan Rouhani late Monday.
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November 10,2018About 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 all the...
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November 10,2018Some 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...
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October 28,2018For 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.
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October 09,2018The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways has signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran’s Emergency Medical Services Organization
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October 07,2018Exports 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 year...
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October 05,2018Khorasan Razavi Province registered the highest rail passenger throughput in the first six months of the year (March 21-Sept. 22). "The number of visitors travelling by train to the northeastern...
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October 03,2018Close 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...
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October 02,2018The 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...
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October 02,2018Some 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.
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September 29,2018A 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...
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August 07,2018The 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 file will be reviewed and revised by the end...
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August 04,2018The 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. “...
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July 29,2018The 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...
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July 24,2018Iran 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. “Based on bilateral...
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July 15,2018The 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...
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July 14,2018Iran’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 three...
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July 01,2018The 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 on...
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