Iran Transport News
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December 02,2019The Iranian government has provided Tehran Municipality with 10 trillion rials ($78.7 million) to boost urban transportation development in the megacity of Tehran. The money is to be injected in... -
November 25,2019Tehran's urban transportation infrastructure is in dire need of expansion to meet growing demand, chairman of Tehran City Council said. Addressing urban managers on Sunday, Mohsen Hashemi...
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September 25,2019Major Iranian metropolises are making efforts to boost public transport services by expanding bus and taxi fleets and investing in subway projects. In Tehran, following Tehran Taxi Organization’s...
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September 04,2019Providing people with decent public transportation services is of high importance for cities worldwide and there is much room for improvement in Iran, a senior urban manager says. During a Sunday...
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August 24,2019From adding new vehicles to the public bus fleet to purchasing new wagons for the subway, urban managers across Iran are taking measures for tackling air pollution and facilitating the daily...
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August 17,2019Tehran Bus Company is to induct 100 new buses within two months to renew the city’s aging public transportation fleet. Peiman Sanandaji, the head of Tehran Bus Company, said based on a recent deal...
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August 14,2019From offering cheap loans for replacing old taxis to launching new subway lines and introducing eco-friendly modes of transportation, municipalities throughout Iran are implementing measures for...
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July 31,2019The Ministry of Roads and Urban Development has started the process of establishing Transportation Development Fund with an initial capital of 190 trillion rials ($1.5 billion) to finance...
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July 30,2019Iranian lawmakers have passed the bill to allow Iran to join the Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be used for such Carriage, also...
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July 17,2019Tehran Municipality has signed an agreement with Omid Entrepreneurship Fund to allocate 12.5 trillion rials ($105 million) in cheap loans for the expansion of public transportation system in the...
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March 17,2019Iran and Azerbaijan have agreed to implement an e-TIR Pilot project for making transit operations fully electronic between the two countries as of May 31, 2019. This is based on an agreement...
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February 13,2019A groundbreaking ceremony was held in the presence of Roads and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami last week to launch the construction of the first phase of Kermanshah-Bisotun-Homeyl...
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January 09,2019As per an agreement signed Tuesday between Tehran Municipality, Beijing Rail Transit Technology Equipment Group Co. (RTTE) and local Pars Wagon company in Markazi Province, 367 subway cars will be...
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January 07,2019Tehran Metro will be extended to Eslamshahr, a working district in the southwest, to help residents commute easier and reduce the traffic congestion. Construction will commence next week. The...
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December 26,2018A plan is in the making to start a special bus service between Tehran and Alborz Province to the west, as a solution to help ease commute. While Tehran has almost 8.6 million residents, the...
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December 19,2018Some 30 trillion rials ($288 million) are needed for implementing road safety projects in Iran annually, of which only a sixth is funded by the government, a board member of the Islamic Republic of...
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December 16,2018The Third International Exhibition of Transportation and Related Industries opened in Tehran on Sunday in the presence of Roads and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami. Some 200 Iranian...
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December 08,2018A cargo shipment en route from Ningbo Port in China’s eastern Zhejiang Province is scheduled to arrive at Iran’s northern Caspian port in Bandar Anzali, Gilan Province, on Dec. 9. According to...
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November 28,2018The 13th International Conference on Coasts, Ports and Marine Structures (aka 'ICOPMAS 2018') concluded in Tehran on Wednesday. Mohammad Rastad, the head of Ports and Maritime Organization of...
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November 19,2018More than 5.77 million tons of oil and non-oil commodities were transited through Iran during the first seven months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Oct. 22) to register a 7% rise compared...
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November 16,2018Iran has agreed to issue yearlong visas for the drivers of Kazakh transport companies.
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November 12,2018The European Union will continue its cooperation with Iran in the transportation sector, deputy director general of the European Commission’s Mobility and Transportation Department said. Maja...
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October 22,2018Iran’s Logistics Centers Planning Document, which aims to reduce transportation expenses by up to 30% when fully implemented, was ratified by the High Council of Transportation on Aug. 21 and...
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September 01,2018The Ministry of Roads and Urban Development plans to negotiate the connection of China-Kazakhstan-Iran Multimodal Corridor to Europe, says deputy minister for transportation affairs, Mehrdad...
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August 06,2018Close to 3.37 million tons of oil and non-oil products were transited through Iran’s 32 land and sea border terminals in the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21-July 22) to...
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