EghtesadOnline: The long wait finally came to an end when Esfahan Steel Company supplied the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways with the first batch of domestically produced rails on Sunday.

EghtesadOnline: The government is planning to commission Khouzestan Steel Company to produce rails, a member of Majlis Development Commission, Eghbal Mohammadian said.

EghtesadOnline: Domestic rail production, although less costly compared to importing foreign products, is still struggling to get off the ground, the deputy head of Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures Company said.

EghtesadOnline: Some 4,000 kilometers of railroads are under construction in Iran, according to the deputy for construction and development at the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways.

EghtesadOnline: Germany agreed to provide Iran with a 1.2 billion euro ($1.27 billion) credit line to help finance a rail project , according to an official at the Central Bank of Iran.