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Iran, Afghanistan Approve Agreement on Int’l Rail Link

EghtesadOnline: The parliaments of Afghanistan and Iran have approved an agreement on the international rail link that will pave the way for a new railroad border between the two neighboring states.
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Publish Date:13/January/2021 | 17:41

$8.5m Allocated to Qazvin-Zanjan Rail Project

EghtesadOnline: The government has allocated 2 trillion rials ($8.5 million) for the completion of Qazvin-Zanjan double-tracking rail project, the head of Plan and Budget Organization said.
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Publish Date:03/August/2020 | 08:32

More Funding for NW Rail Project

EghtesadOnline: A total of 14 trillion rials ($79 million) worth of investments have been made in the 175-kilometer-long Ardabil-Mianeh railroad project so far, according to the head of the Plan and Budget Organization.
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Publish Date:13/June/2020 | 18:17

Fivefold Rise in Exports via Rail From Iran's Sarakhs Border Crossing

EghtesadOnline: A total of 231,000 tons of commodities were exported to Central Asian countries via rail from Sarakhs Border Crossing in the northeastern Khorasan Razavi Province during the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2018-Jan. 20), which registered a fivefold surge compared with the corresponding period of last year.
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Publish Date:17/February/2019 | 24:33

47% Rise in Yazd Rail Cargo Transportation

EghtesadOnline: Close to 4 billion tons/kilometers of cargos were transported by Yazd Rail ways since the beginning of the current Iranian year on March 21, which shows a 47% rise compared with the similar period of last year, the director general of Yazd Rail ways General Bureau said on Monday.
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Publish Date:10/October/2018 | 11:19

Rail Passenger Transport Down 67%

EghtesadOnline: A total of 4.95 million passengers travelled via railroad during the first seven months of the current Iranian year (March 20-Sept. 21), which shows a 67.5% decline compared with the similar period of last year, according to data released by Rail Transportation Companies’ Guild Union.
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Publish Date:02/December/2020 | 13:20

122 Domestically-Made, Overhauled Rolling Stock Join Iran’s Rail Fleet

EghtesadOnline: Atotal of 122 domestically-made and overhauled rolling stock worth 3.66 trillion rials ($13.28 million) joined Iran’s rail fleet on Wednesday, during a ceremony attended by Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami and the head of Islamic Republic of Iran Rail ways, Saeed Rasouli.
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Publish Date:15/November/2020 | 15:56

Iran's 1st Rail Emergency Center Launched

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s first rail emergency center was inaugurated on Thursday in a ceremony attended by Health Minister Saeed Namaki, CEO of the Islamic Republic of Iran Rail ways Saeed Rasouli and the head of Iran Emergency Organization, Pirhossein Kolivand.
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Publish Date:10/August/2020 | 11:20

Iran-Afghanistan Rail Linkup in Autumn

EghtesadOnline: Khaf-Herat railroad project is scheduled to be launched this autumn (Sept. 22-Dec. 20), says the deputy head of Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructure Company, affiliated with the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development.
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Publish Date:29/July/2020 | 13:19

Major Boost in Rail Freight Transportation From Imam Khomeini Port

EghtesadOnline: A total of 922,000 tons of commodities were transported via railroads from Imam Khomeini Port in the southern Khuzestan Province across the country during the first three months of the current Iranian year (March 20-June 20), which shows a 29% increase in the volume of transported goods compared with the similar period of last year, according to the director general of South Rail road General Bureau.
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Publish Date:23/June/2020 | 10:45

178% Rise in Exports Though Astara Rail Terminal

EghtesadOnline: Atotal of 41,535 tons of goods were exported through Astara border rail terminal during the first two months of the current Iranian year (March 20-May 20), to register a 178% growth compared with the similar period of last year.
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Publish Date:14/June/2020 | 10:28

Rail Transport of Essential Goods From Imam Khomeini Port Doubles

EghtesadOnline: A total of 359,683 tons of essential goods were transported via railroad from the southern Imam Khomeini Port to destinations across the country during the first two months of the current Iranian year (March 20-May 20) to register a 119% rise compared with the similar period of last year, according to the director general of Khuzestan Province’s Ports and Maritime Organization.
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Publish Date:13/June/2020 | 07:04

20% Rise in Rail Fares

EghtesadOnline: The Supreme Council of Transportation, affiliated with the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, has approved a 20% rise in rail fares as of June 21, says the secretary of Iran’s Guild of Rail Transport Companies.
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Publish Date:07/June/2020 | 24:37

30% Rise in Essential Goods Rail Transport

EghtesadOnline: A total of 220,000 tons of essential goods have been transported via railroads since the beginning of the current Iranian year on March 20, registering a 30% rise compared with the similar period of last year, the director general of Commercial Services Coordination Bureau with the Government Trading Corporation said on Tuesday.
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Publish Date:07/May/2020 | 15:38