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Constructing Shalamcheh-Basra railway to be finished next yr

The chief executive of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, also known as RAI, has said the construction operation of Shalamcheh-Basra Railway will be complected before the termination of Arbaeen rituals of next year in 2026.
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Publish Date: 14/December/2025 | 22:01

Iran, Russia to sign key deal on railway construction

Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Farzaneh Sadeq says Iran and Russia are to sign a long-anticipated agreement on the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway.
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Publish Date: 27/October/2025 | 15:50

Iran–Iraq Railway: Strategic gateway for $20 bn trade

Extending rail connectivity from China through Iran to Iraq opens opportunities for linking with Central Asia, which would have a generational impact on trade in West Asia, an economic expert says.
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Publish Date: 28/September/2025 | 15:29

Russia to begin studies for Rasht-Astara railway in 2 months

The feasibility studies on the construction of Rasht-Astara railway line, within the framework of the Moscow-Tehran memorandum of understanding (MoU), may begin within the next one to two months, the Russian minister says.
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Publish Date: 20/February/2025 | 09:49

Iran, Iraq railway to be connected within 2026

With the opening of the Shalamcheh-Basra railway line after 20 years, it is expected that rail connection between Iran and Iraq will be realized by the end of the 1404 year (2026-February).
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Publish Date: 21/January/2025 | 15:19

Iran, Russia discuss Rasht-Astara railway construction

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari discussed ways to resolve the existing obstacles to the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway with Russian officials.
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Publish Date: 02/February/2024 | 01:57
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Second track of Qazvin-Zanjan railway to be operational

As part of the East-West transport corridor in Iran, the second track of the Qazvin-Zanjan Railway will be completed in 2024, after eight years since the project was started.
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Publish Date: 07/January/2024 | 16:18

Chabahar-Zahedan Railway to be completed next year

Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development informed of the completion of the Chabahar-Zahedan Railway project in the next year during his visit to the construction projects in the Sistan and Baluchistan Province.
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Publish Date: 28/December/2023 | 15:27

Suburban Trains Undertake 7% of All Trips to Tehran

EghtesadOnline: Out of 800 million suburban trips to the capital city Tehran every year, only 5.7 million (around 7%) are undertaken by suburban trains, according to the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways.
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Publish Date: 01/June/2020 | 24:49

Pakistan railways seek better links with Iran, revival of ECO Train

EghtesadOnline: To speed up better rail links with Iran and for the revival of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) train service Pakistan railways has prepared a feasibility report of the ML-3 project, local media reported.
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Publish Date: 20/November/2019 | 09:18