Iran Railways

The IRI with an area of 1.648.195 Sq km, more than 60 millions population and sea route links with European countries through Caspian Sea and other regions through Strait of Hormoz and Uman Sea, possesses a unique situation in the region .

Iran has borders with Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Armenia from north , with Afghanistan and Pakistan from east and to Turkey and Iraq from west .

At present, Railways of I.R.I is connected to the ports of Bandar Imam-Khomeini, Bandar-Khorramshahr and Bandar Abbas in the south, Amirabad and Turkman ports in the north , Sarakhs border in northeast, Jolfa and Razi Borders in the north and northwest and from Zahedan border route to Pakistan .

From long ago, Iran has been the core of international attention due to its strategic location.

During last centuries, it played the role of connecting East to the West . The old silk road and pearl road passing Iran territory are two typical examples of the sensitive geographical importance of the country .

After the collapse of the former Soviet Union and the emergence of the commonwealth independent states (CIS) and their attempt to find new roads and export-import routes, Iran regained its past strategic status .

- As transportation and communications are the prerequisite of any economical development, the Iranian authorities have also paid special attentions to the case especially the railway .

Mashad – Sarakhs railway connecting Asia to the Europe and construction of Amir Abad railway ( a northern port ) can be mentioned as some significant measures have taken in this regard. Iran has been also started the construction of
Kerman – Zahedan railway which is due to link Asian
trans-railway to the Middle – East and Europe through Mirjaveh – Quetta route.

Railways of I.R.I is connected to other countries via borders elaborated below:

- At Razi border to the Middle-East and the European railways via Turkish railway

- At Jolfa border to the rail network of the newly independent republics and Russia via the Azerbaijan railway

- At Sarakhs border to the Central Asian rail network via the Turkmenistan railway

- At Mirjaveh border (Taftan) to Pakistan

Iran Railways
Shahid Kalantari Bldg., Rah Ahan Sqr., P.O. Box 15185 - 1498 Tehran, Iran

phone: (+98) 21 5512 20 90
email: intl.affairs@irirw.com
web: www.irirw.com

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