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2022-05-04 23:34
Ancient coins recovered from rail passenger
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have confiscated nine ancient coins from a rail passenger in southern Iran.
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2022-03-08 20:56
Ambassador: Iran ski resorts, rail routes attractive to Chinese vacationers
TEHRAN – Beijing’s ambassador to Tehran Chang Hua has said ski resorts and rail routes are amongst Iran’s top attractions for Chinese travelers.
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2021-11-02 20:00
Railway construction puts 7,000-year-old hill at risk: MP
TEHRAN – Damghan’s Tepe Hesar, a 7,000-year-old archaeological hill in northcentral Iran, is on the verge of destruction due to the passage of the railway through it, an Iranian parliamentarian has said.
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2021-07-25 19:46
Trans-Iranian Railway gains UNESCO World Heritage status
TEHRAN – Trans-Iranian Railway that reaches a length of 1400 km has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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2020-10-13 14:37
By Mahnaz Abdi
Iran determined to become fully independent in railway industry
After the U.S. imposed a new round of sanctions on the Iranian economy, a national determination was formed inside Iran for empowering its domestic production to achieve self-reliance.
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2019-12-15 14:43
Over 3,000 km of railways, 1,200 km of freeways under construction in Iran
TEHRAN- Iranian Deputy Transport Minister Kheirollah Khademi announced that over 3,000 kilometers of railways and 1,200 kilometers of freeways are currently under construction in the country, IRNA reported.
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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.
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2019-07-09 18:02
Iran appointed vice chairman of UIC regional assembly
TEHRAN – Managing Director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) Saeed Rasouli was appointed as the first vice chairman of International Union of Railways (UIC) Regional Assembly for the Middle-East (RAME), IRIB reported on Tuesday.
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2019-07-07 19:05
Foreign rail passengers to Mashhad on the rise
TEHRAN - The number of foreign visitors traveling to the northeastern city of Mashhad by train saw an increase of 5% during the first three months of the current Iranian year (March 21-June 21) compared to the same period last year.
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2019-06-01 23:01
‘Over $476m allocated to renovating 1000 wagons, locomotives in a year’
TEHRAN- The head of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) announced that 20 trillion rials (about $476.1 million) has been allocated to renovation of 1000 passenger and freight wagons and also locomotives through benefitting from domestic capabilities in the current Iranian calendar year (began on March 21), IRIB reported on Saturday.
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2019-03-13 21:29
100 worn-out passenger wagons scrapped
TEHRAN - Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) scrapped 100 worn-out passenger wagons, IRNA reported on Monday quoting the acting head of RAI.
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2019-02-19 09:37
16,000 clunker buses running in transport fleet nationwide
TEHRAN – Some 22,000 busses are operating in the country’s public transport fleet, 16,000 of which are clunkers, accounting for 70 percent of the volume of bus transport system, deputy interior minister for urban and rural development has said.
