Railway projects worth $142m inaugurated across Iran

TEHRAN - Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) said 56 railway infrastructure and service projects were inaugurated across the country on Sunday, on the occasion of the “Ten-Day Dawn” which marks the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.

Urmia-Mashhad passenger train route launched

TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways launched a passenger train route on Sunday, stretching some 1,650 kilometers from the northwestern city of Urmia to the holy city of Mashhad in the northeast.

Capacity of Iran’s rail freight transport to rise 5m tons

TEHRAN – Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) says the country’s rail freight transportation capacity is going to increase by five million tons in near future, IRIB reported.

Passenger transport via railway up 5% in H1

TEHRAN- Passenger transportation via railway network has increased 5.3 percent in Iran during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22) compared to the same period of time in the past year, the deputy director of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways for passenger affairs told ISNA.

Domestic companies to renovate 124 passenger wagons

TEHRAN – As the passenger wing of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI), Iranian Raja Railway Transport Company has signed deals with three domestic companies for renovating 124 passenger wagons, ILNA reported on Tuesday.

Tehran-Ankara train resumes service after four years

TEHRAN - Turkey and Iran have resumed a train service between Ankara and Tehran after a four-year hiatus. The train is scheduled to leave the Iranian capital every Wednesday at 21:50 local time.

Passenger transport via railway up 4.7% in 4 months on year

TEHRAN - The number of passengers carried on Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22) increased by 4.7 percent on year.

Domestic manufacturers to supply RAI with rails, wagons

TEHRAN - Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) said domestic manufacturers are set to supply over 1000 locomotives and wagons and also 40,000 tons of rails to RAI by the end of the next Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2021), IRIB reported.

Iran to cooperate with Jordan in rail industry

TEHRAN – Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) is going to cooperate with Jordan Railway Corporation (JRC) for developing railway infrastructure in the country and providing technical-engineering services as well as manufacturing fleet wagons, Mehr news agency reported on Sunday.

Boosting railway network efficiency on agenda: RAI head

TEHRAN- Boosting efficiency of national railway network is a top agenda of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI)’s activities in the current Iranian calendar year (began on March 21), RAI Head Saeed Rasouli stated.

‘Comprehensive system of domestically-made products to be launched in near future’

TEHRAN- Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Minister will launch a comprehensive system for registration of domestically-made products in near future, deputy minister of industry, mining and trade announced.

‘Iran among 8 advanced countries in railway signaling technology’

TEHRAN - The head of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) announced that Iran is currently among top eight countries regarding the technology of railway signaling systems, IRIB reported.

Iran, Turkey ink MOU on transportation co-op

TEHRAN – Iran and Turkey signed a memorandum of understanding for expanding transportation cooperation, IRIB reported.

Mohammadzadeh appointed deputy oil minister for research, technology

TEHRAN- Saeed Mohammadzadeh was appointed as the deputy oil minister for engineering, research and technology affairs, Shana reported.

30 railway stations under construction

TEHRAN- Some 30 railway stations are under construction throughout the country, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, a director in Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, announced on Saturday, IRNA reported.

Provincial tourism train makes debut in Kerman

TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways has launched a tourism train   service across the southeastern Kerman province, ISNA reported on Thursday.

400km of railways to connect mines, industrial & loading hubs

TEHRAN- Some 400 kilometers of railways are under construction throughout the country for connecting mines as well as industrial and cargo loading/unloading hubs to the national railway network, according to an official in the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI).

IRIR receives its first domestically-made rail cargo

TEHRAN – Iranian Esfahan Steel Company (ESCO) has prepared and delivered the first cargo of Islamic Republic of Iran Railway (IRIR)’s rail orders (known as national rail) to IRIR on the occasion of Eid-al-Fitr.

615 worn-out passenger wagons scrapped in a year

TEHRAN - Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (IRIR) scrapped 615 worn-out passenger wagons last year, IRNA reported on Monday quoting an IRIR official.

Garmsar–Incheboron railway electrification project underway

TEHRAN- The project for electrification of Garmsar–Incheboron railway to the length of 495 kilometers, linking Garmsar in the north-central province of Semnan to Incheboron in the northeastern province of Golestan, is being implemented.

Rail passengers up 6.5% yr/yr

TEHRAN – The number of people who traveled by rail rose by 6.5 percent during the current Iranian calendar year (to end on March 20) in comparison with a year earlier.

Russia’s Exiar to fund €3b rail project with Iran

TEHRAN- Russian Agency for Export Credit and Investment Insurance, known as Exiar, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, known as RAI, to provide €3 billion finance on the joint manufacturing of railway wagons and locomotives.

Numerous development projects to be inaugurated in ‘Government Week’

TEHRAN – On the occasion of the Government Week (August 24-30), several development projects in different sectors including road, rail and electricity are set to go operational across Iran.

By Ebrahim Fallahi

Iran, Afghanistan to link railway networks

TEHRAN – Iran and Afghanistan signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Sunday for implementing a project linking rail networks of the two neighboring countries.

Haniyeh Sadat Jafariyeh

Iran, Italy pen €1.2b rail MOU

TEHRAN - The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, known also as RAI, and the Italian state-run railway company, Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding worth €1.2 billion on construction of a high-speed railway between the Iranian central cities of Arak and Qom.

By Mahnaz Abdi

Rail development on track despite inefficiencies

The development of railway sector is one of the macro policies of the Iranian government as it has been emphasized by the general policies of the Sixth Five-Year National Development Plan (2016-2021).

Tehran, Madrid sign MOU on railway co-op

TEHRAN – Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (IRIR) and Spain’s Administrator of Railway Infrastructures (known as Adif) signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday for railway cooperation, IRNA reported.

Annual railway freight transport reaches 40.4m tons

TEHRAN – Some 40.4 million tons of cargos were transported via railway in Iran during the last Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), IRNA reported on Monday quoting an official in Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (IRIR).

Latvia welcomes expansion of transport co-op with Iran

TEHRAN- Latvia welcomes development of its transport cooperation with Iran, Latvian Transport Ministry's State Secretary Kaspars Ozolins said in a meeting with Iranian Deputy Transport Minister Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan in Tehran, IRNA reported on Wednesday.

Exports via railway jump 55%

TEHRAN- Exports of goods via railway increased 55% in Iran during the first ten months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2016-January 20, 2017)compared to the same period of time in the previous year, railway official, Hossein Ashouri, told Mehr news agency.