BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 27. Approximately 33.6 million tons of cargo were transported through railways in Iran, during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2022 through December 21, 2022), as was reflected in the statistics of Iranian Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, Trend reports.
The main transported goods via the country’s railways for the reporting period were various vehicles, mining minerals, petroleum products, cement, coal, grain, agricultural products, sulfur, foodstuffs, wood, aluminum and etc.
According to the report, the mentioned volume of cargo was transported by 550,744 freight wagons.
In addition, 321,753 tons of cargo were imported to the country through railways in 9 months.
Meanwhile, 1.34 million tons of cargo were exported via Iran’s railways within nine months.
Overall, 47 million tons of cargo were transported through Iranian railways in the last Iranian year (March 21, 2021 through March 20, 2022).
Currently, 978 locomotives, 29,305 freight wagons, and 2,153 passenger wagons are operating on Iran's railway lines.
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