Railway Industry

New railway to shorten Tehran-Tabriz distance inagurated

TEHRAN, Jun 09 (MNA) – On the second day of the second visit of President Raeisi's trip to East Azerbaijan on Friday, the Bostanabad -Tabriz railway and the Khavaran station were put into operation in Raeisi's presence.

Bostanabad-Khavaran railway inaugurated

TEHRAN, Jun 07 (MNA) – Part of the 'Mianeh-Bostanabad-Tabriz' Railroad stretching from Bostanabad to Khavaran (near Tabriz) will be inaugurated this week.

UK railway workers go on strike on eve of FA Cup Final

TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – Members of the train drivers' union Aslef walked out on Wednesday and will again on 3 June, the day of the FA Cup Final, while members of the RMT will strike on Friday, local media in the UK said.

Iranian official:

North-South railway to make Iran Asia's trade corridor again

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Iran's government spokesman says the pending completion of a vital north-south railway link will help Iran reclaim its position as Asia's trade passage.

Putin to declare commitment to Iranian rail project

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Russian President will declare his country’s commitment to fund a key railway project in Iran that will allow rail freight transport between the Persian Gulf and Helsinki in Finland via Saint Petersburg, Iranian official said.

Rasht-Caspian Railway to be inaugurated in two months

TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – Rasht-Caspian Railway as part of the International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC) will be inaugurated in two months a report by the Iranian Ministry of Roads and Urban Development said.

Iran close to open Caspian Sea-Persian Gulf missing rail link

TEHRAN, May 13 (MNA) – Iran is planning to inaugurate a major rail link this summer that completes railway connection between the Caspian Sea in its north and the Persian Gulf in the south.

Iran, Iraq sign deal to establish rail connection

TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – The Iraqi Republic Railways Company and its Iranian counterpart signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Sunday, outlining executive procedures for establishing a rail connection between the two countries.

First Iranian freight train arrives in Afghanistan's Herat

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – The Afghanistan Railway Authority said that the first freight train arrived in Herat province from Iran on Monday via the Khaf-Herat railway.

Syria plans to link its railway with Iran's: Minister

TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – Syrian Minister of Transport Zuhair Khazim said that his country is planning to link its railway with Iran's railway in order to expand bilateral cooperation in the field of trade and transport.

Iraq allocates budget to key railway link to Iran: diplomat

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) –The Iraqi government has for a first time allocated a budget to a key railway project that links the country’s southern port of Basra to Iran’s border town of Shalamcheh, according to a senior official in Iran Foreign Ministry.

Rail freight loading exceeds 37 million tons in 10 months

TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – Iran's rail freight fleet recorded the loading of 37.13 million tons of goods during the first 10 months of last Iranian year (March 21, 2022-Jan. 20), according to the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways.

Iran, Iraq agree to relaunch Tehran-Karbala rail project

TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – Iran and Iraq have agreed to resume the construction of the Shalamcheh-Basra railroad and relaunch the Tehran-Karbala rail project.

Iran, Iraq to resume construction of Shalamcheh-Basra railway

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – The CEO of the Iran Railway Company has announced that Iran and Iraq have reached an understanding on two issues of resuming the Shalamcheh-Basra railway and the completion of the joint Tehran-Karbala train.

Deputy road minister:

Iran to complete Rasht-Astara railway in three years

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Deputy Iranian road minister said that the Rasht-Astara, which is a part of the South-North Corridor will be completed in next three years.

15 railway projects in Iran attracting investments

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – Fifteen railway projects in Iran are attracting investments estimated at 3,469,000 billion IRR for 4,343 kilometers, according to Iran's Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures Company (CDTIC).

Iranian tram producers plan to cooperate with Roscosmos

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – Iranian companies plan to cooperate with the Ust-Katav car-building plant (UKCP, a Roscosmos subsidiary) on tram production, UKCP CEO Roman Novikov said on Saturday.

Iran deputy road minister:

561 km of railway to be put into operation by next year

TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – An Iranian railway official announced that 3,300 kilometers of railway are under construction 561 kilometers which will come on stream by next year.

Sabotage halts rail traffic in northern Germany

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Attackers cut cables vital for the rail network in two places causing a near three-hour halt to all rail traffic in northern Germany on Saturday morning, in what authorities called an act of sabotage, media reported.

Zahedan-Khash Railroad to be inaugurated

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – On the occasion of Government Week in Iran, the first section of the Zahedan-Chabahar Railroad that would complete the eastern railway corridor in Iran, will be inaugurated and

1st train from Russia en route to India crosses Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – Managing Director of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI), said that the first train that used the Iranian North-South transit railway linking Russia to India crossed Iranian territory en route to India.

Putin calls Raeisi to offer condolences over railway accident

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – Russian media have said that President Vladimir Putin has made a phone call to his Iranian counterpart on Wednesday to offer condolences to Iran over earlier today's railway accident.

Iran-Uzbekistan Railway Coop. Protocol inked

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – Chief Executive of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) said that Railway Cooperation Protocol was signed and sealed between Islamic Republic of Iran and Republic of Uzbekistan on Wednesday.

Iran, Iraq discuss latest status of Shalamcheh-Basra railway

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi and Iraqi Minister of Transport Nasser Hussein Bandar reviewed the latest situation of Shalamcheh-Basra Railway in Baghdad on Monday.

Iran, Turkmenistan take giant stride in developing rail coop.

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – A joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Iran and Turkmenistan to develop rail cooperation in Tehran on Thu.

'Establishment of railway communication with Iran important'

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – During today’s Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said the establishment of railway communication with Iran is highly important for Armenia.

Envoy calls for completing connecting Iranian railway to Iraq

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad called for the completion of construction of a project connecting Iranian railway to neighboring Iraq.