tag Iran railroads

Iran Railroad Transit Up 50%

EghtesadOnline: Close to 1.6 million tons of goods were transited through Iran’s railroads in the last Iranian year (March 2017-18), indicating a more than 50% rise compared with the year before, a deputy minister of roads and urban development said.
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Publish Date:13/May/2018 | 13:59

Growth in Iran's Passenger, Freight Rail Transportation

EghtesadOnline: Around 24.45 million passengers were transported by Iran’s railroads in the last Iranian year (March 2017-18), showing a 6.3% rise compared with the previous year, the deputy for passenger affairs with the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways said.
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Publish Date:21/April/2018 | 13:23

Financial Instruments for Railroad Investments Outlined

EghtesadOnline: Financing railroad projects through public-private partnership, foreign direct investment and leasing are among methods to set up ventures with foreign investors, a senior official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways said.
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Publish Date:04/November/2017 | 09:37

Train Carriage Makers Rush to Iran's Growing Market

EghtesadOnline: When Iran’s Ministry of Roads and Urban Development said last year the country's ever-increasing railroads will work below capacity if more railcars are not imported, the domestic railcar makers felt threatened.
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Publish Date:30/August/2017 | 13:55

World Bank to loan Iran 1bn euros to electrify railroads

EghtesadOnline: The World Bank has agreed to finance the project of electrifying the northern division of Iran railroad by granting a 1-billon-euro loan to the country, said an Iranian railroad official.
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Publish Date:22/August/2017 | 14:12

Rail Transit Up 44%

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.
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Publish Date:26/July/2017 | 09:45

$4b Needed to Complete Sistan Rail Project

EghtesadOnline: Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi said the government needs $4 billion to complete an under-construction railroad project in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan Province.
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Publish Date:12/July/2017 | 07:55

Coal Transportation via Iran Eastern Railroads Up 51%

EghtesadOnline: Coal transportation through the railroads managed by Islamic Republic of Iran Railways’ Sharq (East) Department topped 51,000 tons in the Iranian month to May 21, up 51% compared with the corresponding period of a year before, according to Mohammad Ebrahim Eqbali, director general of the department, which is in charge of the railroads in Iran’s eastern provinces.
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Publish Date:11/June/2017 | 10:30

838 Km of New Railroads by Yearend

EghtesadOnline: Iran will inaugurate 838 kilometers of railroads by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2018), a deputy minister of roads and urban development said.
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Publish Date:08/May/2017 | 11:06

Exports Via Railroad Up 55 Percent

EghtesadOnline: Iran's exports via railroads increased 55% during the 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2016-January 19, 2017) compared with the similar period of the previous year, according to director of Transit Commission at the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, Hosssein Ashouri. He did not mention the volume of cargos exported during the period, type of commodities or export destinations. Iran has rail connections with Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Turkey and Iraq.
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Publish Date:20/February/2017 | 15:58

Iran Rail Transit Rises 61%

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.
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Publish Date:19/December/2017 | 05:40

Call for Shifting Focus From Roads to Railroads

EghtesadOnline: Cheap fuel prices in Iran, costing less than 10% of the global average, are the main reason for the popularity of road transportation, which is responsible for the excessively high number of road accidents and casualties, as well as rising air pollution, the minister of roads and urban development said.
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Publish Date:26/November/2017 | 06:46

Iran's Next Budget Focuses on Railroad, Environment, Water

EghtesadOnline: Railroads, environment and water and sewage are top priorities of the budget for the next fiscal year (March 2017-18), as 100 trillion rials ($2.6 billion) have been earmarked for the development of these sectors, says government spokesperson, Mohammad Baqer Nobakht.
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Publish Date:11/February/2017 | 06:14