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Train routes operated by Islamic Republic of Iran Railways
2 routes · night train 1 · scenic 1
Islamic Republic of Iran Railways runs 2 of the routes in the World Train Map atlas, 1,863 km of railway across 1 country. The longest is the Trans-Iranian Railway at 937 km; the fastest is the Tehran–Mashhad Express, running up to 160 km/h; the oldest line it runs over here opened in 1938.
The company itself dates to 1914, filed on Wikidata as a railway company. What this page says about the company comes from Islamic Republic of Iran Railways's own Wikidata item, checked against the countries its routes here actually cross before any of it is used; everything about the railway is counted from this atlas. Official site ↗ · Wikipedia ↗ · Wikidata Q748603 ↗
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- 2
- Total length
- 1,863 km
- Countries
- Iran
- Longest
- Trans-Iranian Railway · 937 km
- Oldest line here
- 1938
- Company founded
- 1914
- Type
- railway company
- Fastest
- Tehran–Mashhad Express · 160 km/h
Night train (1)
- Tehran–Mashhad Express
Iran’s busiest corridor: five-star Fadak sleepers glide 926 km east past desert caravanserai country to Imam Reza’s shrine city of Mashhad.
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Scenic (1)
- Trans-Iranian Railway
The UNESCO-listed 1938 masterpiece paid for by taxes on tea and sugar: night trains spiral down the Zagros through a maze of tunnels to the Gulf plain.
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How many train routes does Islamic Republic of Iran Railways run?
2 of the routes in this atlas are Islamic Republic of Iran Railways services, covering 1,863 km across 1 country (Iran). That is what this atlas draws, not the operator's whole network — a national railway runs thousands of local services no map of notable journeys would list.
What is the fastest Islamic Republic of Iran Railways train?
The Tehran–Mashhad Express, Tehran to Mashhad, at up to 160 km/h. Its fastest scheduled run takes ≈ 11 h over 926 km.
Does Islamic Republic of Iran Railways run night trains?
Yes — 1 sleeper service in this atlas: Tehran–Mashhad Express (Tehran – Mashhad).
When was Islamic Republic of Iran Railways founded?
Wikidata records the company's inception as 1914, and files it as a railway company. The oldest railway it runs over in this atlas opened in 1938 — the line and the company are rarely the same age, and this page dates both.
Countries Islamic Republic of Iran Railways runs in
- 🇮🇷 Train routes in Iran 7 routes
Other operators in Iran
- Raja · Iranian Railways (RAI) 4 routes