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==Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services== | ==Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services== | ||
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Revision as of 18:34, 11 May 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 Maps
Printed Maps
- 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): 94 km, connecting with Azerbaijan and Turkmenstan.
- 1676 mm (5 ft 6 in; Indian gauge): the formerly isolated 84 km section between Zahedan and the Pakistan border at Mirjawa, en route to Quetta (734 km). The 225 km standard gauge IRIR line from Kerman (in central Iran) to Bam was completed in 2002, and the 546 km from Bam to Zahedan in early 2009. There was an opening ceremony on 19 July 2009. There are freight transhipment facilities at Zahedan.
Electrification
25 kV 50 Hz AC.
Rule of the road
Thought to be right hand running but the majority of the system is single track.
Distances
No source known
Other Railways
None known
Tourist Lines
None known
Metro and light rail systems
Tabriz, Tehran/Karaj, Masshad, Isfahan, Shiraz
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.
