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IRIR | |||
===Network Statement=== | ===Network Statement=== | ||
None known | |||
===Gauge=== | ===Gauge=== | ||
*Standard. | |||
*1520 mm (Russian gauge): 94km connecting with former Soviet Union border states. | |||
*1676 mm (5 ft 6 in; Indian gauge): the formerly isolated line between Zahedan and the Pakistan border (- Quetta). There is now an IRIR line to Zahedan, with transhipment facilities there. | |||
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Revision as of 11:02, 11 March 2025
Country Details
See Wikipedia
National Railway System
The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (abbreviated as IRIR, or sometimes as RAI) (Persian: راهآهن جمهوری اسلامی ایران) is the national state-owned railway.
National Railway Operator
The Raja Passenger Train Company is an associate of IRIR.
Maps
- Online: Railways Through Europe
- Printed: World Rail Atlas - The Middle East and Caucasus by Neil Robinson
Timetable
- Printed: summary timetables are available in some editions of the European Rail Timetable.
Information is available at the Man in Seat 61.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure Authority
IRIR
Network Statement
None known
Gauge
- Standard.
- 1520 mm (Russian gauge): 94km connecting with former Soviet Union border states.
- 1676 mm (5 ft 6 in; Indian gauge): the formerly isolated line between Zahedan and the Pakistan border (- Quetta). There is now an IRIR line to Zahedan, with transhipment facilities there.
Recent and Future Changes
Recent Changes
The Tehran - Van (Turkey) train, discontinued in February 2020 owing to Covid, resumed on 9 March 2025. It will run twice a week - Wednesdays & Sundays from Tehran and Mondays & Thursdays from Van.
Future Changes
None known
Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
None known.
