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Shalamcheh-Basra railway project progressing at a good pace: RAI head

Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) Miad Salehi said the Shalamcheh-Basra Railway project which is one the major railway projects of Iran is progressing at a significant speed, Mehr News Agency reported.

News ID: 11347 Publish Date : 2024/09/08

300km new railway to be inaugurated by next March

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).

News ID: 11337 Publish Date : 2024/08/06

Iran, Turkey target 1m tons of rail freight transport in 2024

Iran and Turkey have agreed to increase rail freight transportation between the two countries to one million tons in 2024, Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways Miad Salehi said.

News ID: 11224 Publish Date : 2023/12/06

Rail transportation brings Iran $1.3b in fuel savings in a year

The managing director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) has said using rail transportation has made the country $1.3 billion in fuel savings during the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20).

News ID: 11190 Publish Date : 2023/11/18

RAI head holds talks with foreign minister on rail transit issues

Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) Miad Salehi met with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Monday to discuss issues related to rail transit through the country.

News ID: 10673 Publish Date : 2022/04/27

‘Iran to become self-reliant in manufacturing passenger, cargo wagons’

Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami has said that the country will become independent in terms of manufacturing passenger and cargo wagons.

News ID: 10162 Publish Date : 2021/02/12

Railway projects worth over $344m inaugurated across Iran

Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami inaugurated 105 railway projects worth 14.45 trillion rials (over $344 million) in various provinces through videoconference on Sunday.

News ID: 10140 Publish Date : 2021/02/08

Iran eyes promoting its transit status by developing rail infrastructure

Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) Saeed Rasouli said by completing rail infrastructures like Khaf-Herat railway, Iran would be able to access transit markets with over 35 million tons of annual capacity, IRIB reported.

News ID: 9975 Publish Date : 2020/10/12

Expansion of co-op between RAI, ports atop agenda

In a meeting with the members of the Iranian Private Ports Association, Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) Saeed Rasouli has stressed the expansion of cooperation between his organization and the country’s ports, IRIB reported on Monday.

News ID: 9959 Publish Date : 2020/10/06

Rebuilding 270 passenger wagons by next March projected

Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) said that RAI has rebuilding 270 passenger wagons a top agenda of its activity in the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20, 2021), which is named the year of “Surge in Production”.

News ID: 9764 Publish Date : 2020/07/25

Govt. to pay $223m for supporting passenger rail transport companies

Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) says 9.4 trillion rials (about $223.8 million) has been allocated for compensating the damages caused by the coronavirus outbreak for passenger rail transport companies.

News ID: 9665 Publish Date : 2020/06/09

Over 2.2m tons of basic commodities imported in 45 days

The deputy head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) put the amount of basic goods imported to the country during the 45-day period since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20) at over 2.2 million tons.

News ID: 9471 Publish Date : 2020/05/11

Iran’s Rail Expo 2020 to be held on schedule

The eight edition of Iran’s International Exhibition of Rail Transportation and Related Industries and Equipment (Rail Expo 2020) is due to be held based on the schedule, Iran International Exhibition Company (IIEC) announced in a statement.

News ID: 9314 Publish Date : 2020/05/05

PMO to hold conference on effective rail-port connection

Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) is going to hold a conference on the efficient connection of the country’s ports to the national railway network, IRIB reported on Thursday.

News ID: 8910 Publish Date : 2020/02/21

Railway projects worth $142m inaugurated across Iran

Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) said 56 railway infrastructure and service projects were inaugurated across the country on Sunday, on the occasion of the “Ten-Day Dawn” which marks the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.

News ID: 8424 Publish Date : 2020/02/09