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Iran Railway System

People attend the inauguration of a new train line linking the three countries at the Ak Yayla train station on the Turkmenistan border on December 3, 2014. A 900-kilometre (560 mile) railway through Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Iran was launched Wednesday, in what leaders hailed as a historic event linking Central Asia to the trade routes of the Persian Gulf. (AFP)

Iran has the world's 24th largest railway network and is endeavoring to expand it. The Rouhani administration has increased the rail transportation budget five-fold this year which ends March 20 2016.

Because of the western sanctions on Tehran's nuclear program, the import of railway equipment and parts into Iran has dramatically decreased, creating an opportunity for domestic manufacturers to roll up their sleeves and build their parts by relying on their own resources.

In this episode of Iran Today, we covered the latest developments in Iran's railway industry and its future projects.


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