Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (IRIR)

2021-10-13 16:06

New RAI head appointed

TEHRAN – Seyed Miad Salehi has replaced Saeed Rasouli as the new head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI), IRNA reported.

2021-08-07 11:20

About 10,000 km of railway projects under study

TEHRAN- Iran's outgoing transport minister said that about 10,000 kilometers of railway projects are currently under study.

2021-07-27 15:44

825km to be added to railway network by next March

TEHRAN- Iranian deputy transport minister said 825 kilometers of railroads are going to be constructed across the country by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2022).

2021-01-18 14:50

Over 4,600 rail industry equipment items locally produced

TEHRAN – Iranian manufacturers have managed to indigenize the knowledge for the production of over 4,600 rail industry equipment items, an official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) told IRNA.

2021-01-03 13:06

More than $14m allocated to Tehran-Hamedan railway

TEHRAN- The representative of Hamedan’s people to the parliament announced that 600 billion rials (about $14.28 million) has been allocated to Tehran-Hamedan railway project.

2020-11-30 14:18

Transit of commodities via railway up 220% in H1

TEHRAN- Transit of goods through Iran’s railway network rose 220 percent during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-September 21), compared to the first half of the past year, the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI), announced.

2020-11-10 15:58

Iran’s 1st indigenized freight wagon brake system unveiled

TEHRAN – Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami on Tuesday unveiled the country’s first fully-indigenized brake system for freight wagons, ILNA reported.

2020-09-12 17:03

By Mahnaz Abdi

‘National Rail’ a big step toward railway transport development

TEHRAN- It was six years ago in the Iranian calendar year 1393 (March 2014-March 2015), when for the first time Iran took a step for domestic production of rail tracks.

2020-08-17 14:08

Iran to become a major transit route for India, Russia

TEHRAN – Iran has reached agreements with Russia and India for transiting the mentioned countries’ commodities through its rail network, ILNA reported quoting the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) as saying.

2020-07-26 21:25

Train tours come to halt in Iran over coronavirus fears

TEHRAN – Train tours have been stopped in Iran once again over coronavirus fears as health officials have announced a surge in virus infections in some parts of the country.

2020-07-25 15:30

Rebuilding 270 passenger wagons by next March projected

TEHRAN- Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) said that RAI has rebuilding 270 passenger wagons a top agenda of its activity in the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20, 2021), which is named the year of “Surge in Production”.

2020-07-18 11:46

Minerals comprise 80% of Iran’s rail cargoes

TEHRAN – About 80 percent of Iran’s total rail cargoes consist of minerals, a deputy with the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) said.

2020-06-30 15:46

New domestically-made wagons, locomotives join railway fleet

TEHRAN- Iranian railway fleet received 65 new domestically-made locomotives and wagons in a ceremony on Tuesday, the third group of additions this year.

2020-06-29 20:30

IRIR plans to resume Tehran-Hamedan train tours

TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (IRIR) plans to resume Tehran-Hamedan train tours, which had been stopped due to coronavirus outbreak in the country over the past few months.

2020-06-08 15:06

Govt. to pay $223m for supporting passenger rail transport companies

TEHRAN - Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) says 9.4 trillion rials (about $223.8 million) has been allocated for compensating the damages caused by the coronavirus outbreak for passenger rail transport companies.

2020-05-19 16:18

Railway fleet receives 88 new domestically-made wagons, locomotives

TEHRAN- Iranian railway fleet received 88 new domestically-made locomotives and wagons in a ceremony attended by Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami and Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) Saeed Rasouli on Tuesday, IRNA reported.

2020-04-21 12:59

Monthly rail freight transport of basic goods to ports up 200% yr/yr

TEHRAN – Transit of basic goods to the ports via railway network in the first Iranian calendar month of Farvardin (March 20-April 19) was tripled (up 200 percent) compared to the figure for the same month last year, IRIB reported, quoting the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI).

2020-02-09 12:44

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.

2019-12-29 18:38

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.

2019-12-16 13:30

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.

2019-09-24 11:00

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.

2019-09-04 20:38

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.

2019-08-14 19:12

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.

2019-08-09 16:16

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.

2019-08-07 18:45

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.

2019-07-15 19:55

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.

2019-07-14 15:53