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2025-04-15 15:05
Iran aims to move 54m tons of freight by rail in 2025
TEHRAN – Iran is on track to achieve its 2025 target of transporting 54 million tons of domestic and international freight by rail, the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) said, citing improved locomotive readiness across the network.
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2025-04-11 15:51
Iran, Belarus sign rail pact to boost north-south transit
TEHRAN - Iran and Belarus have signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen international rail transport and expand the International North-South Transit Corridor (INSTC), according to Iran’s state broadcaster.
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2025-03-11 13:35
RAI eyes launching Tehran-Ankara train after resuming Tehran-Van route
TEHRAN – Iran's railway authority is considering launching a direct Tehran-Ankara train service if passenger demand for the recently resumed Tehran-Van route remains strong, the managing director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) said.
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2025-02-07 15:56
Iran to add 15 new trains to national railway network
TEHRAN - Iran plans to add 15 high-quality train sets to its national railway network in the next Iranian calendar year (begins in late March), according to the country’s deputy minister of transport and urban development.
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2024-12-01 16:37
Iran stresses importance of strengthened rail cooperation among SCO members
TEHRAN – Jabbar-Ali Zakeri, Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI), underscored the need for enhanced rail, transit, and logistics cooperation among member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
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2024-11-12 11:37
Iran to export 200 wagons to CIS members
TEHRAN – The Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) Jabar-Ali Zakari has said that the country reached an agreement with CIS members to export 200 freight wagons to the mentioned countries.
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2024-11-04 13:31
RAI to cooperate with MAPNA to improve rail industry
TEHRAN – The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) has said the company is going to cooperate with MAPNA Group to develop the country’s railway sector, Mehr News Agency reported.
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2024-10-22 14:41
RAI plans to boost railway efficiency by 20%
TEHRAN - The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) has announced that the company is taking new measures to boost the efficiency of the country’s railway industry by 20 percent during the second half of the current Iranian calendar year (September 22, 2024-March 20, 2025).
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2024-10-13 12:40
New passenger rail service to connect Tehran to Turkey’s Van
TEHRAN – Newly appointed head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railway (known as RAI) has said a new passenger rail line is going to be launched between Iran’s capital Tehran and Turkey’s eastern city of Van.
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2024-09-24 13:50
RAI head welcomes private sector participation in railway industry
TEHRAN – The newly appointed Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railway (known as RAI) Jabar-Ali Zakeri has said that representatives of the private sector should be recognized and present in the railway industry, the portal of the Iranian Transport Ministry reported.
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2024-09-23 13:22
Tehran, Moscow stress expansion of cooperation in INSTC
TEHRAN – In a meeting between the new Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) Jabar-Ali Zakeri and Russian Ambassador to Tehran Alexey Dedov the two sides stressed the expansion of cooperation in the International North-South Transit Corridor (INSTC), IRNA reported.