Over 500 Wagons Added to Iran Rail Fleet


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A total of 558 brand-new and overhauled wagons were added to the rail fleet of Iran.

In a ceremony attended by the CEO of the Railway of the Islamic Republic of Iran (RAI) Miad Salehi, 516 brand-new freight wagons, 12 brand-new locomotives, 5 overhauled locomotives, 8 brand-new passenger wagons, and 17 freight wagons joined the railway fleet.

He went on to say that these wagons and locomotives have been fully manufactured by domestic engineers, ISNA reported.

According to another RAI official,  93 locomotives in the production and renovation fields have entered the nationwide rail network since August 2021 when the administration of the late President Ebrahim Raisi assumed office.