Railway

2024-04-26 17:10

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.

2024-04-01 17:00

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.

2024-01-20 17:25

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.

2023-10-27 17:20

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.

2023-06-26 00:06

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.

2023-05-17 21:34

St. Petersburg-Persian Gulf highway on operational rail

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

2023-03-10 18:14

Visit Veresk, a scenic masterpiece of the 20th century

TEHRAN – Massive arch bridges are engineering marvels that depict the ultimate intelligence, taste, and knowledge of an engineer and designer.

2023-01-09 13:30

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.