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Raja Passenger Train Company is an associate of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (IRIR) and manages its passenger trains, including international trains linking Tehran to Istanbul and Damascus. Raja Passenger Train Company carried more than 4 million passengers during 2003–05.
Tehran–Qom–Isfahan high-speed rail is the first truly high-speed rail project in Iran. Construction began on 25 February 2015. [3] [1] [4] The rail line would decrease travel times between Tehran and Isfahan, passing through Qom. It connects Isfahan and Qom to Imam Khomeini International Airport. [5]
The Trans-Iranian Railway in 1938. After the substantial interruption of World War I, the project for constructing a standard-gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) railway across Iran was initiated by Reza Shah Pahlavi as part of numerous reforms contributing to the drastic modernization of Iran that occurred over the two decades between World War I and World War II.
The primary rail carrier is the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (abbreviated as IRIR, or sometimes as RAI, or as IRI Railway) which is the national state-owned railway system of Iran In 2008, the IR operated 11,106 km of rail with a further 18,900 km in various stages of development. [ 1 ]
There are about 300 railway stations in Iran from 1938. The names of some of these stations are as follows: Tehran railway station; Kermanshah railway station; Tabriz railway station; Mashhad railway station; Istgah-e Rah Ahan-e Shush; Istgah-e Kuh Pank; Maragheh City railway station; Nishapur City railway station; Arak railway station; Kerman ...
Major routes and railroads of Iran. Tehran is the hub of Iran's transport and communication system. Iran has a long paved road system linking most of its towns and all of its cities. In 2011 the country had 173,000 kilometres (107,000 mi) of roads, of which 73% were paved. [1] In 2008 there were nearly 100 passenger cars for every 1,000 ...
Tehran Metro (Persian: مترو تهران, romanized: Metro-ye Tehrān) is a rapid transit system serving Tehran, the capital of Iran. It is the largest metro system in the Middle East . [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The system is owned and operated by Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway .
Tehran Railway Station (Persian: ايستگاه راه آهن تهران, romanized: Istgah-e Rah Ahan-e Tehran) is located in Rah Ahan Square, at the foot of Valiasr Street in the southern part of Tehran, the capital of Iran. The railway station was originally designed in 1928-29 by Polish architect Władysław Horodecki, who died before the ...