The railway, a key regional corridor connecting eastern Iran to western Afghanistan, has long been seen as a vital link for regional trade and Afghanistan’s access to free waters. Seyyed Abdollah ...

Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways Jabbar Ali Zakeri, who has traveled to Minsk to take part in 3rd International Transport Conference 2025, inked the document of the development ...

Jabarali Zakeri, Deputy Transport Minister and head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI), and Valery Verenich, head of Belarusian Railways, signed the memorandum of understanding, ...

Iran’s transportation ministry says the construction of a key railway linking the country’s eastern border regions to the Sea ...

the Organization of Ports and Shipping of Iran and the Iranian Railways. In particular, the issue of the construction of the Rasht–Astara railway was discussed. The project will provide continuous ...

In 2019, the rail freight transport between the two countries amounted to about 20,000 tonnes, while in January-March 2025, it exceeded 34,000 tonnes. Over five years, the rail freight volume has ...

It also cited figures from the Iranian railway company showing that the international cargo transit via the country’s rail network had increased by some 50% in the second half of the current calendar ...