Freight Train
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Cargo transit via Iran up 27% y/y in 10 months: roads min.
TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – Iran's Ministry of Roads and Urban Development (MRUD) says cargo transit via the country increased 27% year on year in the 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2024 to January 19, 2025).
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Tehran-Van train to be launched late March 2025: Govt. spox
TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – The Iranian government spokesperson has announced that a train linking Iran's Tehran to Turkey’s Van is slated to be launched in late March 2025.
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Tehran, Turkey’s Van train to be launched soon: RAI CEO
TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, known as RAI, Nasser Bakhtiari has said that Tehran-Van train will soon be launched.
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Pakistan-Russia rail link set to launch test cargo train: min
TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – Pakistan's Minister of Energy has announced a trial launch of freight trains from Russia to Pakistan via the North-South Corridor, through Azerbaijan and Iran, in March 2025.
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4 injured in axe attack on RER E train in France
TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – Four people were injured, including two seriously, in an axe attack that occurred Monday morning on an RER E train at Ozoir-la-Ferriere station in the French department of Seine-et-Marne.
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Iran, Iraq agree on weekly dispatching pilgrims by train
TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – An official at the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, known as RIA, announced that Iran and Iraq agreed to dispatch pilgrims weekly by Tehran-Karbala combined train after Arbaeen rituals.
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Prospect of Iran’s bid for transit hub brightens
TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – A freight train to run from Iran to China has embarked on its journey, offering the Islamic Republic an important economic lifeline against Western sanctions and a closer direct link with Beijing.
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VIDEO: Derailment of a train in Iran's Khoy
TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – Governor of Khoy in West Azarbaijan Province of Iran said a freight train that was heading to Tabriz from Turkey derailed 10 km away from the Razi border crossing when it hit a large piece of rock.
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By: Nadia Pormah
Industry minister unveils "map30" locomotive
TEHRAN, May 13 (MNA) – The Iranian-made MAP30 cargo locomotive was unveiled during a ceremony on Monday in Alborz Province in the presence of Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Abbas Ali-Abadi and CEO of Mapna Group.
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Afghanistan-Turkey cargo train transited through Iran
TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – A freight train en route to Turkey from Afghanistan passed through Iran after coordinating efforts by the Iran Ministry of Roads & Urban Development.
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Rail freight loading hit 33.5m tons in 9 months
TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – Iran’s rail freight fleet saw the loading of 33.5 million tons of goods during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Dec. 21, 2022), according to the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways.
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Iran imports 26,300 new road freight fleets
TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – 26,300 new road freight fleets will be added to Iran's fleet, Dariush Amani, head of Iran Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization (RMTO), announced.
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1st Kazakh freighter crossing Iran en route to Europe: Raeisi
TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – The Iranian president Ebrahim Raeisi said Sunday in a meeting with visiting Kazakh president that the first freighter train left Tehran for Turkey to mark the start of using Iran for transiting Kazakh goods to Europe.