Total:5
-
2026-01-05 15:17
Rail cargo transport up 12% as Iran accelerates shift to freight rail
TEHRAN – Iran’s rail cargo transport rose 12 percent in the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21-November 21, 2025), highlighting a faster shift toward rail-based freight as authorities seek to cut logistics costs, ease pressure on roads and expand export capacity.
-
2025-12-17 15:42
Govt. injects $300m into rail sector as private investment brings new locomotives, wagons
TEHRAN – Iranian government has allocated 150 trillion rials ($300 million) to the private sector to strengthen its rail fleet, paving the way for new locomotives and passenger wagons to enter service as part of the country’s Seventh National Development Plan, the head of the national railway company said.
-
2025-10-27 14:57
Railway link seen vital to achieving $30b Iran-Turkey trade target
TEHRAN – Iran’s railway head highlighted the pivotal role of rail transport in meeting the $30 billion trade goal set by the presidents of Iran and Turkey, emphasizing the need for enhanced cooperation and infrastructure facilitation to expand freight and passenger transport between the two neighbors.
-
2025-10-06 15:03
New railway financing models to be unveiled in presence of transport, economy ministers
TEHRAN- The head of Iranian Railways stated: “In order to provide financial resources for companies active in the railway sector, new financing models will soon be unveiled at an event attended by the Ministers of Transport and Economy.”
-
2025-10-01 14:54
RAI to expand capacity by prioritizing fast-track projects
TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) is going to focus on short-term, high-yield projects to expand network capacity, the head of company said.