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 ...

Financial Tribune - Negotiations are underway between the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways and the State Railways of the Republic of Turkey (TCDD) for launching passenger trains between Tehran and Istanbul, the head of IRIR said on Monday. We have been planning to launch this route for years. Research shows Tehran-Istanbul railroad will bring in ...

MNA Iran and Turkey have launched the first direct train route between their capitals Tehran and Ankara after a four-year halt. A five-car train, carrying 200 passengers, left Tehran for Ankara on Wednesday night, in a ceremony attended by Irans Deputy Minister of Road and Urban Development Saeed Rasooli. The train service has been resumed following ...

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 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....

Tasnim Iran and Turkey have finalized an agreement to restart direct train services between Tehran and Ankara and also to run tourist trains, an official announced. Irans Deputy Minister of Road and Urban Development Saeed Rasooli said at a press conference on Sunday that Iranian and Turkish delegations have finalized plans, following reciprocal ...

MNA The managing director the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) announced that the international railroad, connecting the northeastern Iranian Golestan province to the border city of Incheboron has reopened after recovering from recent floods. As Saeed Rasouli informed, seven parts of the railroad in Aq Qala in northern Golestan Province,...

Financial Tribune - Iran became a permanent member of the Council for Rail Transport of the Commonwealth of Independent States during the councils 70th meeting held in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, on May 14-15. Being a permanent member for Iran, which was previously an observer member, will help further expand rail transit between the country ...

MNA Railway officials of Iran and Turkey held a bilateral meeting at the place of the Railways of the Islamic Republic of Iran (RAI) on Sunday with the participation of RAI Head Saied Rasouli and Head of Turkish state railway Ali ?hsan Uygun. During the meeting, RAI Head Saied Rasouli underlined the significance of connecting Turkeys ...