Publish Date: 9 March 2025 - 16:17

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – The railway linking Iran's Tehran to Turkey's Van was launched on Sunday with a train leaving the Iranian capital for the eastern Turkish city.

The first passenger train left Tehran for Van in eastern Turkey earlier on Sunday for the first time after a 5-year hiatus. 

According to a statement by the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways on January 7, 2025, following numerous meetings and bilateral meetings between the CEOs of Iran and Turkey railways, the Tehran-Van passenger train would be launched soon.

MNA