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2025-06-19 15:27
Iran eyes faster freight transport through active rail diplomacy
TEHRAN – Iran’s railway chief on Thursday highlighted the country’s commitment to enhancing international rail cooperation, saying that active rail diplomacy can accelerate freight movement, reduce costs, and drive economic growth.
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2025/05/20
By Nourallah Biranvand
Iran’s strategic transit opportunity amid global supply Chain realignment
TEHRAN- The global supply chain landscape is being reshaped by geopolitical rivalries, regional conflicts such as the war in Ukraine, and growing instability in key maritime routes like the Red Sea.
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2025-02-07 15:56
Iran to add 15 new trains to national railway network
TEHRAN - Iran plans to add 15 high-quality train sets to its national railway network in the next Iranian calendar year (begins in late March), according to the country’s deputy minister of transport and urban development.
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2024-10-22 14:41
RAI plans to boost railway efficiency by 20%
TEHRAN - The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) has announced that the company is taking new measures to boost the efficiency of the country’s railway industry by 20 percent during the second half of the current Iranian calendar year (September 22, 2024-March 20, 2025).
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2024-10-21 14:48
Iran’s railway welcomes transport co-op with TRACECA members
TEHRAN – The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (IRIR), known as RAI, said his country welcomes cooperation with the TRACECA member countries in the field of transportation.
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2024-06-01 14:34
Iran to launch Rasht-Caspian railway in coming days
TEHRAN - Iran is set to inaugurate the Rasht-Caspian railway in the north of the country within the next few days, according to the Ministry of Transport and Urban Development.
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2023-12-17 14:12
Iran appointed vice chair of UIC regional assembly
TEHRAN- The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) has been re-appointed as the first vice chair of the International Union of Railways (UIC) Regional Assembly for the Middle-East (RAME).
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2023-11-28 13:50
RAI reaches agreement with private locomotive owners to attract investment
TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) has reached an agreement with the country’s private locomotive-owning companies to collaborate in attracting investment into the railway industry.
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2023-02-12 12:27
Origins of rail transit via Iran diversified
TEHRAN- The origins of transporting transit goods through the railway network of the country have been diversified in the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21, 2022), the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) announced.
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2022-10-23 21:30
Tehran-Lorestan rail tours launched after 15 months halt
TEHRAN—The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (IRIR) resumed its Tehran-Lorestan train tours on Friday following 15 months of suspension.
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2022-09-05 19:50
Tehran-Karbala rail service operating until yearend
TEHRAN–The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways plans to continue operating the Tehran-Karbala passenger train service until the end of the current Iranian year 1401 (ends in March 2023).