Topic: Iran

New Iran-China rail freight connection

A new freight train service connecting China and Iran became operative last Thursday, 10 May. It departed from Bayannur city in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and left for Tehran, the capital of the...Read more

14-05-2018|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Initial North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC)

Iran calls for fast completion International North–South Transport Corridor

Iranian Railways (RAI) has called for faster completion of the International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC), a 7,200 kilometer-long freight route connecting India, Iran, Azerbaijan and Russia via ship, rail and road. The missing link is...Read more

16-03-2018|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Iran reports major boost in freight transport per rail

Rail freight transport volumes in Iran have increased rapidly since March this year. In the period 21st of March – 8th of August, transit of goods via railway increased by 55 per cent compared the...Read more

16-08-2017|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

The Silk Road’s revival: the first freight train connecting China to Iran

Through the path of the ancient Silk Road, the first freight train connecting China to Iran arrived in the Iranian capital after traveling over 10,000 kilometers. In a sign of China’s increasing role in Central Asia and the Middle...Read more

06-10-2016|Comment|author: Bart Pals