Iran railway news – Page 3

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    Metro Report International

    Iran develops domestic metro supply industry

    2017-01-09T06:00:00Z

    IRAN: Significant steps have been taken towards establishing a domestic urban rail supply chain, Tehran Urban & Suburban Railway Operation Co’s Chief Executive Dr Ahmadi Bafandeh told the inaugural conference of the Iranian metro supply industry. The event held in the capital during December attracted representatives from ...

  • An extension of Esfahan’s sole metro line opened on November 2.
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    Isfahan metro extended

    2016-11-03T15:24:00Z

    IRAN: An extension of Isfahan’s sole metro line by 800 m south from Shohada to Takhti opened on November 2, along with three more intermediate stations at Baharestan, Golestan and Shahid Chamran on the existing route. This takes Line 1 to 12·5 km with 11 stations. Most ...

  • President Hassan Rouhani launched work to electrify the 926 km Tehran – Mashhad main line when he visited Mashhad on February 6.
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    President launches Tehran - Mashhad electrification project

    2016-02-08T14:31:00Z

    IRAN: President Hassan Rouhani ceremonially launched work to electrify the 926 km Tehran – Mashhad main line when he visited the northeastern city on February 6. Planning for the 25 kV 50 Hz electrification project has been underway since 2012. In June 2014 a contract to install ...