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H1 Road Cargo Transport at 242m Tons

EghtesadOnline: A total of 242 million tons of commodities were transported across the country via road during the first half of the current Iranian year (March 20-Sept. 21), according to Mehran Qorbani, deputy head of the Road Maintenance and transportation Organization affiliated with the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development.
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Publish Date:13/October/2020 | 13:20

Price Peaks in Transportation

EghtesadOnline: The average goods and services Consumer Price Index of transportation increased by 51.5% in the 12-month period ending Sept. 21, which marks the end of the sixth Iranian month, compared with the similar period of the year before.
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Publish Date:01/October/2020 | 15:32

Covid-19 Takes a $69m Toll on Iran’s Public Transport Fleet

EghtesadOnline: Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Iran in February, the country’s public transportation system has incurred a massive loss of over 20 trillion rials ($68.6 million), an official with Iran Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization declared.
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Publish Date:27/September/2020 | 11:40

Kabul Hosting 2 Iranian Expos

EghtesadOnline: Iran and Afghanistan are running the first edition of Urban Services, Transportation, Traffic and Related Machinery Exhibition in Kabul.
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Publish Date:23/September/2020 | 20:02

Subway Expansion Plans Gain Momentum in Three Cities

EghtesadOnline: Providing people with decent public transportation services is of high importance worldwide and there is much room for improvement in Iranian cities.
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Publish Date:06/September/2020 | 24:35

Barely 2% of LPG Output Used in Transportation Sector

EghtesadOnline: After gasoline was rationed last November and the price of non-subsidized fuel doubled, some motorists turned to using other types of fuels for their cars such as compressed natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas. They converted their car engines to CNG hybrid or to LPG.
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Publish Date:06/September/2020 | 24:31

With 45.4%, Transportation Registers Highest Average Annual Inflation

EghtesadOnline: The average Consumer Price Index of the transportation sector in the 12-month period ending July 21, which marks the end of the fourth Iranian month, increased by 45.4% compared with the similar period of the year before.
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Publish Date:29/July/2020 | 13:35

Iran-Afghanistan Rail Linkup in Autumn

EghtesadOnline: Khaf-Herat railroad project is scheduled to be launched this autumn (Sept. 22-Dec. 20), says the deputy head of Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructure Company, affiliated with the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development.
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Publish Date:29/July/2020 | 13:19

Pandemic Loans for Iranian Transporters

EghtesadOnline: Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Shahram Adamnejad said 35,000 billion rials ($175 million) worth of loans will be allocated to the coronavirus-hit transportation sector (air, rail, sea and road) over the next few months.
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Publish Date:04/July/2020 | 09:33

Transportation Sector Experiences Highest Price Growth

EghtesadOnline: The average annual goods and services Consumer Price Index of the transportation sector in the 12-month period ending June 20 increased by 45.1% compared with the similar period of the year before.
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Publish Date:29/June/2020 | 10:26

Major Boost in Rail Freight Transportation From Imam Khomeini Port

EghtesadOnline: A total of 922,000 tons of commodities were transported via railroads from Imam Khomeini Port in the southern Khuzestan Province across the country during the first three months of the current Iranian year (March 20-June 20), which shows a 29% increase in the volume of transported goods compared with the similar period of last year, according to the director general of South Railroad General Bureau.
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Publish Date:23/June/2020 | 10:45

Transportation Sector Experiences Highest Inflation

EghtesadOnline: The average Consumer Price Index of transportation sector in the 12-month period ending May 20, increased by 45.7% compared with the similar period of the year before—the highest among 12 groups of the basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households during the period under review.
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Publish Date:14/June/2020 | 10:31

20% Rise in Rail Fares

EghtesadOnline: The Supreme Council of Transportation, affiliated with the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, has approved a 20% rise in rail fares as of June 21, says the secretary of Iran’s Guild of Rail Transport Companies.
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Publish Date:07/June/2020 | 24:37

Transport Fallout from COVID-19 Estimated at $495 Million

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s transportation sector has sustained an estimated loss of 80,000 billion rials ($495 million) following the outbreak of coronavirus, an official with the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development said.
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Publish Date:07/May/2020 | 14:40

E-Bikes to Help Curb Air Pollution in Iran

EghtesadOnline: Providing ecofriendly and efficient transportation has become a real challenge in Iranian megacities with a growing population and soaring demand.
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Publish Date:21/January/2020 | 24:57

Transportation Registers Highest Monthly Inflation in Iran

EghtesadOnline: The highest monthly growth in the Consumer Price Index among 12 groups of consumer goods and services purchased by households in the Iranian month ending Nov. 21 was recorded for “ transportation ” with 5.4%, which must be blamed on the rise in gasoline prices implemented on Nov. 15.
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Publish Date:24/November/2019 | 10:57

Twists and Turns of Taxing Online Taxis: Report

EghtesadOnline: Over the past two days, CEOs of Iranian online taxi firms, government and municipality officials, as well as unionists have had a hectic time on Twitter clashing over the taxation of local transportation startups.
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Publish Date:29/September/2019 | 24:50