INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN Iran is on track to accomplish its 2025 target of transferring 54 million lots of domestic and worldwide freight by rail, the head of
the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) stated, pointing out enhanced engine readiness throughout the network.Jabarali Zakeri, head of
RAI, informed a conference of the nationwide train transport commission that close coordination amongst all departmentsespecially deputies
and mid-level managerswill be essential to achieving the rail systems freight targets for the Iranian year 1404, which ends in March 2026
Zakeri, who also works as deputy transportation and urban advancement minister, stated that more than 570 freight engines were operational
at the beginning of the current Iranian year, which the target of 54 million tons is totally possible based upon the operational strategies
of local departments.He stressed that efficiency assessments for both head office and regional supervisors would be based upon their
capability to satisfy freight objectives, and cautioned that no excuse would be accepted for any shortfalls offered the current engine
capacity.Zakeri applauded the northeastern Khorasan region for its strong growth in global rail freight over the previous year and
highlighted the strategic functions of both Khorasan and Hormozgan in broadening Irans transit capability
He stated growth in these regions would be main to accomplishing the objective of moving 8 million lots of global transit freight by rail.To
increase both domestic and global freight volumes, Zakeri prompted local directors to engage more actively with freight forwarding business
and support their operations.Zakeri also revealed that extra high-speed trains with an optimal speed of 160 km/h will be contributed to the
Tehran-Mashhad line beginning this summertime
The path is thought about a flagship guest service for the national train system.He called for an extensive review of unnecessary delays at
railway stations and urged an acceleration of the replacement of old rail switches with modern-day concrete ones.Zakeri repeated the
ministrys goal of increasing typical speeds on the TehranMashhad guest line to 160 km/h and cutting the travel time to in between 6 and 8
This article very first appeared/also appeared in Tehran Times
