Transport in Iran

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Major routes and railways of Iran
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Major routes and railways of Iran

Iran has an extensive paved road system linking most of its towns and all of its cities. In 2002 the country had 178,152 km (111,000 mi) of roads, of which 66 percent were paved. There were 30 passenger cars for every 1,000 inhabitants. Trains operated on 6,405 km (3,980 mi) of railroad track. The country’s major port of entry is Bandar-e ‘Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz. After arriving in Iran, imported goods are distributed throughout the country by trucks and freight trains. The Tehran-Bandar-e ‘Abbas railroad, opened in 1995, connects Bandar-e ‘Abbas to the railroad system of Central Asia via Tehran and Mashhad. Other major ports include Bandar-e Anzali and Bandar-e Torkeman on the Caspian Sea and Korramshahr and Bandar-e Khomeynī on the Persian Gulf. Dozens of cities have airports that serve passenger and cargo planes. Iran Air, the national airline, was founded in 1962 and operates domestic and international flights. All large cities have mass transit systems using buses, and several private companies provide bus service between cities. Tehran, Mashhad, Shiraz, Tabriz, Ahwaz and Esfahan are in the process of constructing underground mass transit rail lines.

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[edit] Railways

Railway system map (09-2006)
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Railway system map (09-2006)
see main article Islamic Republic of Iran Railways

total: 7,256 km

broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge (connected to Pakistan Railways)

standard gauge: 7,162 km 1.435-m gauge (186 km electrified)

note: broad-gauge track is employed at the borders with Azerbaijan Republic and Turkmenistan which have 1.524-m broad-gauge rail systems; 41 km of the standard-gauge, electrified track is in suburban service at Tehran (2001) City with underground railway system: Tehran In 2002, the Iran Parliament approved the funding of a new line from Mashhad towards Herat across the border in Afghanistan.

[edit] Railway links with adjacent countries

[edit] Highways

Main article: List of highways in Iran

total: 178,152 km paved: 118,115 km (including 751 km of expressways) unpaved: 60,037 km (2002 est.)

[edit] Waterways

total: 904 km note: the Arvandrud is usually navigable by maritime traffic for about 130 km; channel has been dredged to 3 m and is in use.

[edit] Pipelines

Condensate/gas 212 km; gas 16,998 km; liquid petroleum gas 570 km; oil 8,256 km; refined products 7,808 km (2004)

[edit] Ports and harbors

Abadan (largely destroyed in fighting during 1980-88 war), Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, Bandar-e Anzali, Bushehr, Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni, Bandar-e Lengeh, Bandar-e Mahshahr, Bandar-e Torkaman, Chabahar (Bandar-e Beheshti), Kharg island, Lavan island, Sirri island, Khorramshahr (limited operation since November 1992), Noshahr

[edit] Merchant marine

total: 143 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,129,056 GRT/8,908,336 DWT ships by type: bulk carrier 38, cargo 48, chemical tanker 4, container 14, liquefied gas 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 30, roll on/roll off 3 (2005)

See also: Iran Shipping Lines

[edit] Airports

321 (2006)

[edit] Airports - with paved runways


total: 129
over 3,047 m: 46
2,438 to 3,047 m: 26
1,524 to 2,437 m: 25
914 to 1,523 m: 31
under 914 m: 6 (2006 est.)

[edit] Airports - with unpaved runways


total: 192
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 8
914 to 1,523 m: 140
under 914 m: 43 (2006 est.)

National airline:

[edit] Heliports

15 (2006 est.)

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