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Railways Railway system map 09 2006 Main article Islamic Republic of Iran Railways Total 11 106 160 km Standard gauge 8 273 160 km of 1 435 mm 160 4 ft 160 8 12 160 in gauge 146 160 km electrified 2006 Broad gauge 94 160 km of 1 676 mm 160 5 ft 160 6 160 in gauge connected to Pakistan Railways Electrified railway is 146 160 km from Tabriz to Jolfa and the tender for electrification of Tehran Mashhad has been finished according to Railway electrification in Iran Note Broad gauge track is employed at the borders with Azerbaijan Republic and Turkmenistan which have 1 520 mm 160 4 ft 160 11 56 160 in broad gauge rail systems 41 160 km of the standard gauge electrified track is in suburban service at Tehran 2007 Railway links with adjacent countries Afghanistan planned Azerbaijan break of gauge 1 435 mm 160 4 ft 160 8 12 160 in 1 520 mm 160 4 ft 160 11 56 160 in Armenia planned break of gauge 1 435 mm 160 4 ft 160 8 12 160 in 1 520 mm 160 4 ft 160 11 56 160 in Iraq part under construction part planned one long link from Arak via Kermanshah to Baghdad one short link of about 50 160 km links Khorramshahr to Basra and is due for completion in 2006 Pakistan break of gauge 1 435 mm 160 4 ft 160 8 12 160 in 1 676 mm 160 5 ft 160 6 160 in missing link from Bam to Zahedan completed 2009 Turkey via Lake Van train ferry yes 1 435 mm 160 4 ft 160 8 12 160 in Turkmenistan break of gauge 1 435 mm 160 4 ft 160 8 12 160 in 1 520 mm 160 4 ft 160 11 56 160 in Stations served Main article Railway stations in Iran Couplings Brakes and Electrification Couplers SA3 and buffers Brakes air Electrification 25 kV AC Metro Main articles Tehran Metro and Tehran Bus Rapid Transit Current Tehran Metro coverage of the metropolitan area City with underground railway system Tehran Metro Along with extension work on the Tehran Metro six other metro projects are being built In total 172 extra kilometers will be built in Tehran between now and 2012 and over 380 kilometers in the other cities All these work sites are ongoing at present 2008 Other cities with plans to construct a metro Mashhad Metro Isfahan Metro Shiraz Metro Tabriz Metro Ahvaz Metro Karaj Metro Roadways and automobiles See also List of highways in Iran Iranian automobile industry 160 and Environmental issues in Iran Tehran Karaj road link Total 172 927 160 km 2006 Paved 125 908 km includes 1 429 km of expressways Unpaved 47 019 km Note there were more than 7 million vehicles in Iran by 2006 mostly manufactured or assembled locally Road accidents Transportation in Iran is very cheap because of the government s subsidization of gasoline Iran ranks first worldwide in terms of having the largest number of road accidents with 38 000 deaths and injuries per year Other sources place the total number of fatalities at 100 000 over the past 6 years or 20 000 per year on average 2008 Currently road accidents account for a majority of deaths in Iran Transport officials say 46 8 percent of car accidents take place in cities 21 5 percent outside 19 5 percent on rural routes 4 2 percent on urban highways and 4 2 percent on suburban highways Waterways See also Geography of Iran 850 160 km on Karun River additional service on Lake Urmia 2006 Note the Shatt al Arab is usually navigable by maritime traffic for about 130 160 km channel has been dredged to 3 m and is in use Pipelines See also Ministry of Petroleum of Iran Condensate 7 160 km condensate gas 12 160 km gas 19 246 160 km liquid petroleum gas 570 160 km oil 7 018 160 km refined products 7 936 160 km 2008 Iran is currently undergoing negotiations with neighboring Pakistan for the construction of an oil and gas pipeline to that country to help integrate their respective economies and solve the energy shortage being faced by Pakistan Ports and harbors All ports Abadan largely destroyed in fighting during 1980 88 war Ahvaz Bandar Abbas Bandar e Anzali Caspian sea Bushehr Bandar e Emam Khomeyni Bandar e Lengeh Bandar e Mahshahr Bandar e Torkaman Caspian sea Chabahar Bandar e Beheshti Kharg island Lavan island Sirri island Khorramshahr limited operation since November 1992 Noshahr Caspian sea Arvand Kenar Main Assaluyeh Bandar Abbas Bandar e Eman Khomeyni Major Export Terminals loading capacity bbl d Kharg Island 5 million Lavan Island 200 000 Neka 50 000 Assaluyeh 250 000 gas liquids Kish Island and Abadan and Bandar Mahshahr Major Oil Gas Ports Kharg Island Lavan Island Sirri Island Ras Bahregan Merchant marine See also Iran Shipping Lines 160 and National Iranian Tanker Company The International Maritime Organization has 140 member states with Iran ranking among the top 20 Total 74 2008 By type bulk carrier 18 cargo 34 chemical tanker 4 container 6 liquefied gas 1 passenger cargo 4 petroleum tanker 2 refrigerated cargo 2 roll on roll off 3 Foreign owned 1 UAE 1 Registered in other countries 115 Barbados 2 Bolivia 1 Cyprus 10 Hong Kong 15 Malta 79 Panama 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 Shipping freight important for liquid natural gas LNG exports will grow by an average of 5 3 percent a year in the 2009 2013 Over the next two decades Iran would need 500 new ships including 120 oil tankers 40 liquefied natural gas LNG carriers and over 300 commercial vessels Airports and airlines Main articles List of airports in Iran and Airlines of Iran Iran airports are improving their international connections and Arak Airport in Markazi province has recently begun to operate international flights making a total of five such airports in the country in addition to ten local airports In May 2007 international flights into the capital Tehran were moved to the Imam Khomeini International Airport IKIA just outside the city because of capacity constraints at the existing central Mehrabad Airport Airports 316 2009 There are 54 major airports in Iran 2008 8 international 21 air border and 25 domestic Number of flights from airports nationwide reached 31 088 in a month October 20 November 20 2008 10 510 domestic 4 229 international and 15 404 transit National airline Boeing 747SP at Narita International Airport Iran Air Airports with paved runways Total 129 2007 over 3 047 m 40 2 438 to 3 047 m 28 1 524 to 2 437 m 25 914 to 1 523 m 34 under 914 m 6 2009 Airports with unpaved runways Total 183 2007 over 3 047 m 1 1 524 to 2 437 m 9 914 to 1 523 m 139 under 914 m 33 2009 Heliports Total 19 2009 Transit statistics See also Labor and tax laws in Iran Tariff rates More than 90 percent of the country imports and exports particularly in the fisheries and oil sectors are undertaken through the sea 2009 In 2008 84 of the transited goods through Iran were transported through roads while the rest was transported via railroad From March 22 2009 until September 22 2009 over 3 million tons of goods worth some 11 3 billion were transited through Iran Regrading the countries of origin China was first in terms of volume Turkmenistan ranked second Uzbekistan came third Turkey fourth and UAE fifth Among the destinations Afghanistan was first Iraq second Azerbaijan third UAE fourth and Turkmenistan ranked fifth In 2008 some 24 border crossings except Kileh in Sardasht West Azarbaijan and Yazdan in Southern Khorasan were active nationwide Bandar Abbas contributing 40 8 of transit operations was considered the most dynamic in terms of transiting cargo It was followed by Bazargan 16 6 percent Sarakhs 14 1 percent Bandar Anzali 9 2 percent and Pileh Savar 3 9 percent Every ton of transit cargo earns 150 for the country and creates 40 jobs Over five million passengers have been transported via border points mainly Mehran Bazargan In 2002 about 70 of visitors arrived by land about 29 by air and less than 1 by sea Per capita parcel post for each Iranian stands at 15 per annum 2008 One million tons of commodities fuel and barter have been transited abroad per month 2008 3 498 million tons of non oil commodities were transited abroad via Iran during March 20 November 20 2008 79 of the commodities were transited by road TRACECA In September 2009 Iran formally joined the Transport Corridor Europe Caucasus Asia TRACECA programme TRACECA was founded in 1998 with the aim of promoting economic relations trade and transport communications between Europe the Caucasus and Asia This programme consists of the EU and 14 member states including Iran from Eastern Europe and the Caucasus Iran strategic location means that it is a key transport corridor between Europe and Central Asia See also Tehran Metro Airlines of Iran 2007 Gasoline Rationing Plan in Iran Iranian Economic Reform Plan Privatization in Iran Environmental issues in Iran Economy of Iran List of Major Iranian Companies Communications in Iran Energy in Iran Iran travel guide from Wikitravel Transport in Iran References a b c d e http iran daily com 1386 2865 html economy htm a b http www rai ir Site aspx ParTree A01011 http www iran daily com 1388 3377 html economy htm http www presstv com Detail aspx id 74892 amp sectionid 351020102 a b c d e f g h i j https www cia gov library publications the world factbook geos ir html Econ http www iran daily com 1387 3298 html economy htm http www iran daily com 1388 3409 html national htm Iran Daily Domestic Economy 07 27 08 a b http www eia doe gov emeu cabs Iran Profile html http www iran daily com 1388 3427 html economy htm http www iran daily com 1388 3479 html economy htm a b Iran Travel And Tourism Forecast Economist Intelligence Unit August 18 2008 160 http www iran daily com 1387 3282 html economy htm http www2 irna ir en news view menu 234 0812105144192207 htm http www iran daily com 1387 3325 html economy htm http www payvand com news 09 nov 1004 html http www iran daily com 1387 3265 html economy htm Rise in transit of commodities via Iran Irna http www2 irna ir en news view menu 237 0812247692172850 htm External links Key Organizations Iran Road Development Organization Iran Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization Civil Aviation Organization of Iran Iran Railways Co also Raja Railway Co of Iran Tehran Traffic Bureau Iran Ports and Shipping Organization Iran Ports and Shipping Organization Useful Links Iran in Maps BBC CIA Factbook Iran Transportation Statistics Iran airfields Privatization and Structure of Iran s Transportation System 2000 v 160 160 d 160 160 e Transport by country Countries spanning two continents are included in both the lists Countries not recognised by the UN Territories or Special administrative regions Africa Algeria 160 Angola 160 Benin 160 Botswana 160 Burkina Faso 160 Burundi 160 Cameroon 160 Cape Verde 160 Central African Republic 160 Ceuta 160 Chad 160 Comoros 160 Cte d Ivoire 160 Democratic Republic of the Congo 160 Djibouti 160 Egypt 160 Equatorial Guinea 160 Eritrea 160 Ethiopia 160 Gabon 160 Gambia 160 Ghana 160 Guinea 160 Guinea Bissau 160 Kenya 160 Lesotho 160 Liberia 160 Libya 160 Madagascar 160 Madeira 160 Malawi 160 Mali 160 Mauritania 160 Mauritius 160 Mayotte 160 Melilla 160 Morocco 160 Mozambique 160 Namibia 160 Niger 160 Nigeria 160 Republic of the Congo 160 Runion 160 Rwanda 160 Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 160 So Tom and Prncipe 160 Senegal 160 Seychelles 160 Sierra Leone 160 Somalia 160 South Africa 160 Sudan 160 Swaziland 160 Tanzania 160 Togo 160 Tunisia 160 Uganda 160 Western Sahara 160 Zambia 160 Zimbabwe Asia Afghanistan 160 Akrotiri and Dhekelia 160 Armenia 160 Azerbaijan 160 Bahrain 160 Bangladesh 160 Bhutan 160 British Indian Ocean Territory 160 Brunei 160 Burma Myanmar 160 Cambodia 160 People s Republic of China 160 Christmas Island 160 Cocos Keeling Islands 160 Cyprus 160 Egypt 160 Georgia 160 Hong Kong China 160 Republic of India 160 Indonesia 160 Iran 160 Iraq 160 Israel 160 Japan 160 Jordan 160 Kazakhstan 160 Kuwait 160 Kyrgyzstan 160 Laos 160 Lebanon 160 Macau China 160 Malaysia 160 Maldives 160 Mongolia 160 Nagorno Karabakh Republic 160 Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal 160 North Korea 160 Northern Cyprus 160 Oman 160 Pakistan 160 State of Palestine 160 Philippines 160 Qatar 160 Russia 160 Saudi Arabia 160 Singapore 160 South Korea 160 Sri Lanka 160 Syria 160 Taiwan Republic of China 160 Tajikistan 160 Thailand 160 Timor Leste East Timor 160 Turkey 160 Turkmenistan 160 United Arab Emirates 160 Uzbekistan 160 Vietnam 160 Yemen Europe land Islands 160 Akrotiri and Dhekelia 160 Albania 160 Andorra 160 Armenia 160 Austria 160 Azerbaijan 160 Belarus 160 Belgium 160 Bosnia and Herzegovina 160 Bulgaria 160 Croatia 160 Cyprus 160 Czech Republic 160 Denmark 160 Estonia 160 Faroe Islands 160 Finland 160 France 160 Georgia 160 Germany 160 Gibraltar 160 Greece 160 Guernsey 160 Hungary 160 Iceland 160 Ireland 160 Isle of Man 160 Italy 160 Jersey 160 Kazakhstan 160 Latvia 160 Liechtenstein 160 Lithuania 160 Luxembourg 160 Macedonia 160 Malta 160 Monaco 160 Moldova 160 Montenegro 160 Nagorno Karabakh Republic 160 Netherlands 160 Northern Cyprus 160 Kingdom of Norway 160 Poland 160 Portugal 160 Romania 160 Russia 160 San Marino 160 Serbia 160 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