Iran’s rail transit is going to set a new record in the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20, 2024), according to the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways .
Miad said the rail transit through the country registered a five pc hike in the first five months of the current calendar year (March 21-Aug 22) compared to the same period last year, the portal of Iran’s Transport Ministry reported. Speaking in a news briefing on the sidelines of the seventh edition of Iran International Exhibition of Transportation, Logistics and Related Industries dubbed, Salehi pointed out that 21.6m passengers were transported in the first 8 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-Nov 21) through the rail transportation network. —Tehran Times
