The volume of goods transported by rail in Iran during the past Iranian year (March 21, 2023 to March 19, 2024) has increased by 9.6 percent compared to a year earlier, the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways said.

EghtesadOnline: Over 1 million tons of commodities were transited from Sarakhs rail border crossing in the northeastern Khorasan Razavi Province during the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2017-Feb. 20), to register a 63% rise compared with the corresponding period of last year, the director general of Khorasan Razavi Railroad Organization said.

EghtesadOnline: The Astara (Iran)–Astara (Azerbaijan) Railroad connecting the two countries’ rail networks is scheduled to be launched soon.

EghtesadOnline: More than 405,000 tons of cargo were transited via Iranian railroads during the first four months of the current fiscal year (March 21-July 22), indicating a 44% rise compared with the similar period of previous year, Ebrahim Mohammadi, an official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, said.

EghtesadOnline: Rail transit via the northeastern Sarakhs border crossing on Iran-Turkmenistan border during the first three months of the current Iranian fiscal year (March 21-June 21) stood at 205,000 tons, registering a 16% rise compared with the corresponding period of a year before, the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development reported on its website.

EghtesadOnline: The Ministry of Roads and Urban Development’s proposal for a 2% rise in taxes on road transportation of goods from the current 3% to 5% to boost rail transit will hit production hard, the head of Iran Chamber of Cooperatives’ Specialized Commissions said.

EghtesadOnline: About 1.15 million tons of goods have been transited via Iranian railroads since the beginning of the current fiscal year (March 21), registering a 61% upsurge compared with the corresponding period of last year, the director of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways’ Transit Commission said.