Railroad Transit

Zahedan-Khash railroad inaugurated

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – Zahedan-Khash Railway as a part of the largest infrastructural project in the east of Iran namely the Chabahar-Zahedan-Sarakhs Railroad is inaugurated on Thursday.

Iran, Kazakhstan carry out trial multimodal freight transit

TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – Iran and Kazakhstan carry out a trial multimodal freight transit (sea and rail) in 2023, according to Hossein Abbasnejad, the director-general of the Ports and Maritime Organization of Hormozgan.

Road min.:

Iran ready to create transit corridor between Armenia, PG

TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – Iranian road minister voiced readiness of Iranian firms for developing transportation between Iran and Armenia and creating a new transit corridor between Armenia and the Persian Gulf via Nordooz village in East Azarbaijan.

Iran road minister:

Volume of Iran-Kazakhstan transit to increase four-fold

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – The Iranian Roads and Urban Development Minister has said that with a new agreement between Iran and Kazakhstan, the volume of bilateral transit between the two nations will increase four-fold.

Eurasian Economic Union to expand trade ties with Iran

TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – The Eurasian Economic Union will expand transport and trade relations with Iran.

Tajikistan launches rail transit through Iran's territory

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – The first freight train of Tajikistan began its journey to the destination of Turkey through territories of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Iran.

Iran to attract 50 mn tons freight transit in region

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Iran's active transport diplomacy in the region and the Russia-Ukraine conflict have increased transit through Iran’s territory from Russia and Central Asian counties toward the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf countries.

Iran inks transit communique with Central Asian countries

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Iran and Central Asian countries signed a communique at the end of their first transit cooperation meeting on Sunday.

Iran, Kazakhstan augment freight transit up to 5 million tons

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Iran and Kazakhstan agreed on a unified tariff rate and 5 million tons of freight transit.

Five Russian trains crossing Iran as new transit route blooms

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – The CEO of the railway company said that two Russian freight trains have already crossed Iran as a transit road while 5 more trains have been loaded from Russia and are crossing Iran en route.

Direct train from China to Iran to be launched

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – A source in Iran's Ministry of Roads & Urban Development announced that Tehran is making efforts to launch a direct train from China to Iran.

Iran, Afghanistan to build new transit route

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Local sources on Saturday reported that a new transit route will be built between Afghanistan and Iran in Nimruz province.

Iran non-oil exports exceed $44bn in current administration

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – Statistics showed that Iran’s non-oil exports value from August 23, 2021 to June 21, 2022 topped $44 billion, showing a hike as compared to the same period of last year.

Rasht-Astara Railroad back on the agenda

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Iran and Russia are accelerating their joint transport projects following the visit of the President of Iran and the Prime Minister of Russia. The projects include infrastructural, fleet, and transit cooperation.

Iran, Tatarstan negotiate increased transit along INSTC

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – Iran and Tatarstan discussed increased transit along the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC).

Iran, Russia discuss construction of Rasht-Astara Railroad

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – Iran and Russian transport officials met in Tehran to discuss the details of the construction of the Rasht-Astara Railroad project which is the missing route along the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC).

New border bridge inaugurated on Armenia-Georgia border

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – A new bridge on the border of Armenia and Georgia, aimed at easing travel and cargo transit between the two countries, was inaugurated on Friday.

Deputy FM:

Bolstering transit, transportation Iran's regional priorities

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – Stressing significance of corridors in economic approach, Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy said that bolstering transit and communications routes in the region is of Iran’s priorities.

Iran ready to meet transit needs of 8 landlocked countries

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – The Iranian road minister has said his country is ready to meet the transit needs of 8 landlocked countries in the region.

In just two months:

IRISL transports over 3k tons transit cargo via N-S corridor

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) in its latest report announced that it has transported more than 3,000 tons of shipments and 114 TEU containers through the North-South Corridor over the past two months.

Iran’s volume of rail transit hits 1.9mn tons last year

TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – Director-General of Commercialization Office of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development Amin Tarfa put the volume of rail transit in the country at 1.9 million tons last year in 1400 (from Mar. 21, 2021 to Mar. 0, 2022).

Iran’s foreign transit volume up 31% in current year: IRICA

TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – Spokesman for the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) said that 4,921,000 tons of foreign goods were transited from the country in the first four months of the current year (from March 21 to July 22).

Iran’s foreign transit increased this year: Govt. spox

TEHRAN, Aug 01 (MNA) – Government Spokesman said that Iran’s foreign transit surged in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year in 1401 (from March 21 to July 22).

Transit through Iran 43% up

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iran is boosting rail and road transit through its territory beating the record of 43 percent increase in freight transit within three months.

Iran ramps up neighborhood diplomacy

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – Iranian President Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raeisi gave a new boost to his administration’s policy of cementing ties with Iran’s neighbors as part of the country’s new foreign policy agenda.

Lawmaker:

13th govt. targets $20bn revenues out of regional transit

TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – A member of Iranian Parliament’s Economic Commission said that the government’s goal of earning $20 billion from the regional transit is 'achievable'.

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.

Iran, Afghanistan discuss resumption of Khaf-Herat railway

TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – Iran and Afghanistan are negotiating to resume talks on the completion of the construction operation of the Khaf-Herat Railway.

IRICA spox:

Foreign transit of goods via Iran up 39% in 1st two months

TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – Spokesman for the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced the 39% growth of foreign goods crossing Iran in the first two months of the current year (from March 21 to May 22).