EghtesadOnline: Two rail projects, namely Malayer-Firouzan-Kermanshah and Mahabad-Urmia railroads, will become operational during the Ten-Day Dawn celebrations (February 1-11), marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

EghtesadOnline: Out of the seven prioritized rail projects in the current Iranian year (started March 21, 2017), one has been completed and six others are under construction and estimated to become operational by March 20, Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Kheirollah Khademi announced.

EghtesadOnline: Iran needs about 800 trillion rials ($21.3 billion) to complete 3,500 kilometers of its 22 under-construction rail projects, a deputy minister of roads and urban development said.

EghtesadOnline: Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi met with Kyrgyzstan’s Parliament Speaker Chynybai Tursunbekov in Tehran to discuss the prospects of mutual cooperation in transportation sector, the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development’s news service reported on Wednesday.

EghtesadOnline: Ministry of Roads and Urban Development’s Advisor Gholamreza Salami said new Iranian railroads, including the one linking Chabahar to Zahedan, will be financed under Build-Operate-Transfer contracts, IRNA reported.

EghtesadOnline: A senior official disclosed details of the $13.5 billion finance deals with Germany and Japan to be used in Iran's rail projects.

EghtesadOnline: The government has earmarked 18.5 trillion rials (over $462 million at market exchange rate) to complete a set of ongoing rail projects, the Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructure Company's board member said.