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.

Iran, Turkey reconnect by rail: a new era for tourism accessibility

TEHRAN - After a four-year hiatus, the long-anticipated Van-Tehran train service has resumed, marking a significant milestone in regional connectivity between Turkey and Iran.

Tehran says no tolerance for encroachment on Iranian railway territory

TEHRAN- The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways has issued a statement affirming its stance against any unauthorized encroachment on its railway territory. This announcement comes in response to the recent intrusion by the private entity known as the "Afghanistan Railway Consortium" into Iranian railway zones.

By Mahnaz Abdi

300km new railway to be inaugurated by next March

TEHRAN- The managing director of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) said that 300 kilometers of new railways will be inaugurated in the country by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2025).

Iranian authorities seize Parthian coins from train passenger

TEHRAN - In a most recent move to safeguard ancient heritage, Iranian railway police have confiscated 73 coins dating back to the Parthian era from a passenger at Andimeshk railway station.

Nowruz travels: 10m use public transport, 1.5m favor rail

TEHRAN – Some 10 million passengers used public transportation from March 14 to 31 [Persian New Year’s holidays], of whom, 1.44 million utilized rail transport, the deputy transport minister has said.

23 historical sites discovered along a developing railroad in southeast Iran

TEHRAN – Archaeologists have discovered 23 historical sites and mounds, primarily dating back to the late fourth millennium BC in southeast Iran.

World Heritage base dedicated to Trans-Iranian Railway launched

TEHRAN – On Thursday, a World Heritage base dedicated to the UNESCO-designated Trans-Iranian Railway was launched in Iran’s Savadkuh county of Mazandaran province.

Saudi Arabia eyes linking its railways to Iran: report

TEHRAN – A Kuwaiti newspaper has reported that Saudi Arabia is mulling a plan to connect its railway to Iran.

St. Petersburg-Persian Gulf highway on operational rail

In a commentary, Farhikhtegan discussed the railway cooperation between Iran and Russia.

Transport index increases by 4.6% in railway sector

TEHRAN- The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) said the transport index (TI), which refers to the total number of person-kilometers and ton-kilometers, and is a kind of indicator of the total performance of the country's railways, has grown by 4.6 percent in the country in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-Decemebr 21, 2022), as compared to the same period of the previous year.

Ancient coins recovered from rail passenger  

TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have confiscated nine ancient coins from a rail passenger in southern Iran.