Public Transport
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Covid Protocol Costs Tehran Public Transport $4m Monthly
EghtesadOnline: Following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Iran in February 2020, Tehran’s public transportation system has incurred an additional monthly expense of over 1 trillion rials…
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Public Transport Overhaul to Start
EghtesadOnline: The scheme to streamline Iran’s public transportation will be launched soon, based on a deal to overhaul age-old buses and taxis in metropolises, a deputy interior minister said.
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Tehran Public Transport Gets a Shot in the Arm
EghtesadOnline: Tehran Bus Company and the Industries Ministry have reached an agreement to restore 1,000 dilapidated urban buses under a long-term scheme.
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Covid-19 Pushes Tehran Public Transport Toward Bankruptcy
EghtesadOnline: Economic constraints and Covid-19 have taken a toll on Tehran public transportation, as they push the sector to the verge of bankruptcy, the head of Tehran City Council’s Transportatio…
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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),…
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Iran Oil Company Invests in Upgrading Public Transport
EghtesadOnline: Over 20,700 gasoline-powered public transport and commercial vehicles have so far been converted into compressed natural gas hybrids, as per the nationwide scheme initiated by…
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Tehran Virus Resurgence and Public Transport Conundrum
EghtesadOnline: The number of Covid-19 infections in the capital city of Tehran has hit an emergency level in the past several days, while a large number of residents commute to work using public…
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Public Transport Commuters Surge as Businesses Reopen in Tehran
EghtesadOnline: As an increasing population use public transportation in the Iranian capital city, Tehran, adhering to social distancing will turn into a farfetched goal.
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25% Rise in Tehran Public Transport Fares Next Fiscal Year
EghtesadOnline: Public transportation fares for metro, bus, taxi and minibus will see a 25% rise in the next Iranian year (starting March 20), as per the approval of Tehran City Council on Tuesday.
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Conversion of 1.5m Public Transport Vehicles Into CNG Hybrids Launched in Iran
EghtesadOnline: A nationwide scheme has been launched to convert 1.5 million gasoline-powered public transport vehicles to compressed natural gas hybrids.
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Tehran's Public Transport Development High on Next Fiscal Year's Agenda
EghtesadOnline: Providing decent public transportation services has always been a major concern of urban managers.
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Gas Price Rise Makes Road Transport More Attractive
EghtesadOnline: The number of passengers using road-based public transport services has increased to 100 million in the nine Iranian months ending Dec. 21 from 92 million during last year’s correspond…
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Public Transport Expansion Poses Funding Challenges
EghtesadOnline: Public transportation expansion projects have become a challenging task for managers in Iranian metropolises because of rising demand on the government’s budget.
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Public Transport Problems and Tehran’s All-Pervasive Smog
EghtesadOnline: The inefficient public transportation network in the Iranian capital has been repeatedly blamed for exacerbating Tehran’s suffocating air pollution, which recently hit the emergency…
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Gov’t Offers $78m for Tehran Public Transport Expansion
EghtesadOnline: The Iranian government has provided Tehran Municipality with 10 trillion rials ($78.7 million) to boost urban transportation development in the megacity of Tehran.
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Time to Fix Tehran’s Ailing Public Transport
EghtesadOnline: Tehran's urban transportation infrastructure is in dire need of expansion to meet growing demand, chairman of Tehran City Council said.
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Tehran, Qom Investing in Public Transport Expansion
EghtesadOnline: Major Iranian metropolises are making efforts to boost public transport services by expanding bus and taxi fleets and investing in subway projects.
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$105m for Expanding Tehran Public Transport
EghtesadOnline: Tehran Municipality has signed an agreement with Omid Entrepreneurship Fund to allocate 12.5 trillion rials ($105 million) in cheap loans for the expansion of public transportation…
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East Azarbaijan Public Transport Decrepit
EghtesadOnline: On average, vehicles used for public transportation in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan are over two decades old and do not meet safety standards, head of the local…