Concerns Over Corona Rampaging Through Public Transportation

EghtesadOnline: Social distancing is almost impossible in a crowded city like Tehran, unless more buses and taxis are added to the public transportation fleet, Tehran City Council chief says.

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Publish Date:14/April/2020 | 19:34

Next Budget to Help Streamline Isfahan’s Public Transportation

EghtesadOnline: As projected in the draft budget of the fiscal 2020-21, the government has earmarked 26 trillion rials ($180.5 million) for streamlining public transportation development in Isfahan.

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Publish Date:29/February/2020 | 07:15

Iran's 2020-21 Budget Bill Allows Municipalities to Issue Sukuk Bonds Worth $357m

EghtesadOnline: As projected in the draft budget bill for the fiscal 2020-21, the Iranian government has permitted municipalities to issue sukuk (Islamic bonds) to the tune of 50 trillion rials ($357 million) for expanding urban public transportation .

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Publish Date:07/January/2020 | 24:48

Iran Marks World Car-Free Days

EghtesadOnline: On the occasion of the world car-free days, municipalities in Iran are holding nationwide events from Sept. 20-22 to underscore the necessity of protecting the environment and promoting the culture of using public transportation , especially in major cities.

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Publish Date:22/September/2019 | 13:38

East Azarbaijan Public Transport Decrepit

EghtesadOnline: On average, vehicles used for public transportation in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan are over two decades old and do not meet safety standards, head of the local Public Transportation Guild said.

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Publish Date:23/December/2018 | 15:37

Public Transportation Partially Blamed for New Covid Casualties

EghtesadOnline: Public means of transportation is a hotbed of Covid-19 transmission, especially in major cities like Tehran, and immediate action must be taken before it gets too late, the head of Tehran City Council says.

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Publish Date:10/November/2020 | 14:21

Drivers Account for Majority of Coronavirus Loan Applications

EghtesadOnline: Public transportation operators, educational centers, beauty salons, women’s clothing shops, gyms, rehabilitation centers for disabled persons and not-for-profit schools accounted for the lion’s share of applications submitted to the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare for coronavirus loans.

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Publish Date:21/September/2020 | 14:04

New Subway Project to Tackle Tehran’s Transportation Needs

EghtesadOnline: The development of public transportation has been high on Tehran urban managers’ agenda, for which the capital launched the construction of the subway’s Line 10 last week.

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Publish Date:16/September/2020 | 24:18

Facemasks to Become Mandatory in Public Transportation Networks

EghtesadOnline: The national coronavirus taskforce is planning to make wearing facemasks mandatory in public transportation , including buses and subway, a deputy health minister said.

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Publish Date:30/April/2020 | 10:26

Public Transport Commuters Surge as Businesses Reopen in Tehran

EghtesadOnline: As an increasing population use public transportation in the Iranian capital city, Tehran, adhering to social distancing will turn into a farfetched goal.

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Publish Date:20/April/2020 | 13:46

Public Transport Problems and Tehran’s All-Pervasive Smog

EghtesadOnline: The inefficient public transportation network in the Iranian capital has been repeatedly blamed for exacerbating Tehran’s suffocating air pollution, which recently hit the emergency level.

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Publish Date:21/December/2019 | 24:23

Fuel Price Hike Drives People Toward Public Transportation

EghtesadOnline: Since the government rationed and raised the price of gasoline on Nov. 15, the public transportation fleet in Tehran has served 20% more passengers, Tehran City Council Chairman Mohsen Hashemi said.

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Publish Date:24/November/2019 | 10:49

Public Transportation Gets a Boost in Tehran, Qom

EghtesadOnline: From adding new vehicles to the public bus fleet to purchasing new wagons for the subway, urban managers across Iran are taking measures for tackling air pollution and facilitating the daily commute of citizens.

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Publish Date:25/August/2019 | 10:39

Tehran Mayor Hanachi Outlines Urban Transport Plans

EghtesadOnline: Tehran’s mayor on Monday outlined the municipality’s public transportation expansion plans saying that two subway lines now under construction will open partially in the near future.

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Publish Date:26/February/2019 | 24:19