The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have designated the Trans-Iranian Railway a World Heritage Site. The designation was finalized during a Sunday meeting of UNESCOs World Heritage Committee, according to a statement on the UN bodys website. The railway is notable for its scale and the engineering works ...

Press TV - The Iranian government is pushing to boost infrastructure spending with a plan to launch 1,200 kilometers of new railway lines, according to the countrys transportation minister. Mohammad Eslami said on Wednesday that the new rail tracks will be finished before the current administrative government leaves offices in August 2021. Eslami ...

Financial Tribune - The number of rail passengers fell by 94% in the Iranian New Year holidays (March 20-April 3) compared with last years similar period Passenger and freight rail transport could suffer losses estimated at 5,050 billion rials ($31.5 million) and 1,000 billion rials ($6.2 million) by June 20 due to the spread of coronavirus, the ...

MNA Iran's Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development for Construction and Development of Railways, Ports and Airports Abbas Khatibi said on Tue. that two rail projects will be launched in the coming year (to start March 21, 2020). He put the number of major rail projects launched over the past three years at 5. The deputy minister made ...

Financial Tribune - A total of 456 locomotives and passenger, cargo and self-propellant wagons have been added to Iran's rail fleet since the beginning of the current Iranian year on March 21, registering a 95% increase compared with the similar period of last year, the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways said. These wagons and locomotives ...

MNA Managing Director of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) Saeed Rasouli said on Wed. that Tehran-Istanbul train services will be launched by the end of the current year (started March 21). After Tehran-Ankara and Tehran-Van train services are launched, Islamic Republic of Iran Railways is scheduled to launch Tehran-Istanbul rail line, he ...

MNA Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Mohamamd Hassan Talebian announced on Sunday that UNESCO officials are to pay a visit to Iran to inscribe domestic railway network as the first industrial heritage site in the country. "UNESCO assessors will pay a visit to Iran in September or early days of October to inscribe domestic ...

Tehran Times - Expanded transportation via railway is today one of the major pillars of sustainable development for the countries; and it is why the governments usually allocate noticeable funds and resources to development of railway. In Iran, development of railway has been a very significant plans of the governments in recent year. The countrys ...

Tehran Times - Some 213 new domestically-made locomotives and wagons were added to the railway fleet of Iran in a ceremony on Tuesday, IRIB reported. During the ceremony, Saied Rasouli, the head of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI), said that the number of domestically produced locomotives and wagons has increased by 58 percent, adding ...

MNA First Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri said that development of rail lines is put atop agenda of the government and plans have been made to connect all provinces' capitals to the rail line system. He made the remarks during the inauguration of the 4th line of Mashhad's subway system on Friday. Rail lines are considered as the safest and cheapest ...

Tehran Times - 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. According to Saeed Rasouli, after Mapna Group unveiled their first Iranian-made freight ...

MNA Managing Director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) Saeed Rasouli announced on Sunday that by March 2021, construction of some 800 kilometers of railway will be completed. Completion of these 800 kilometers of railway requires 40.5 trillion rilas (about $252 million) of finance, Rasouli said. Boosting efficiency of railway fleet ...

MNA Irans Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami on Sunday elaborated his ministrys priorities during the current Iranian year (ending on March 20, 2020). Making the remarks on the sidelines of the 7th edition of the International Exhibition of Rail Transportation, Related Industries & Equipment (RAILEXPO 2019), Eslami named ...

MNA The managing director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) announced the endorsement of a 20-trillion-rial-agreement (about $151 million) which will let domestic companies to manufacture 1,000 passenger wagons of various types. Making the remarks on the opening ceremony of 7th edition of the International Exhibition of Rail Transportation,...

Tehran Times - 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 benefiting from domestic capabilities in the current Iranian calendar year (began on March 21), IRIB reported on Saturday....

MNA Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani arrived in Tabriz International Airport, East Azarbaijan province this morning on Jan. 30 for the inauguration of some development projects. Upon his arrival in this province, he said, suitable opportunity has been provided for settling problems facing this province. In this visit, Parliament Speaker ...

MNA A high-ranking delegation from the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) met and held talks with JSC Uzbekistan Railways officials in Tashkent on Tuesday. The two sides discussed the current state and prospects of cooperation between the two countries in the railway industry, as well as a host of other issues related to the development of ...

IRNA Iran is to build a movable railway bridge over the Arvand River as part of the 35-kilometer Shalamcheh-Basra railway project for linking Iran-Iraq railway network. Director General of the Railway and Technical Structures Department at the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) Mohammad Mousavi made the remarks in Khouzestan Province on Thursday ...

IRNA Director General of the International Trade Department at Iran railways company said that Turkmenistan welcomes Iranian trains and the technical specifications of Irans trains will be sent to that country. The agreement was made during the joint border meeting between the two countries railways officials on Monday in Irans Sarakhs border to ...

MNA Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development said Tue. that rail transport had a 20% increase since March 21 up to Nov. 21 as compared to the last years corresponding period. Saeed Mohammadzadehmade the remark on the sidelines of the 22nd summit of the International Union of Railways (UIC) in the Middle-East region and maintained ...