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Islamic Republic of Iran Railways

State-owned rail company

The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (abbreviated as IRIR, or sometimes as RAI, or as IRI Railway) (Persian: راه‌آهن جمهوری اسلامی ایران, romanized: Râh âhan-e Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân) is the national state-owned railway system of Iran. The Raja Passenger Train Company is an associate of the IR, and manages its passenger trains. The Railway Transportation Company is an associate of the IR, which manages its freight transport.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1914Founded1
  • HeadquartersTehran1
  • Websitewww.rai.ir
  • Legal formstate-owned enterprise1

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Siemens locomotives manufactured in Iran
Photo: Hamid Hajihusseini, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (abbreviated as IRIR, or sometimes as RAI, or as IRI Railway) (Persian: راه‌آهن جمهوری اسلامی ایران, romanized: Râh âhan-e Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân) is the national state-owned railway system of Iran. The Raja Passenger Train Company is an associate of the IR, and manages its passenger trains. The Railway Transportation Company is an associate of the IR, which manages its freight transport. The Ministry of Roads & Urban Development is the state agency that oversees the IRIR. Some 33 million tonnes of goods and 29 million passengers are transported annually by the rail transportation network, accounting for 9 percent and 11 percent of all transportation in Iran, respectively (2011).2

Corporate structure

Islamic Republic of Iran Railways sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Islamic Republic of Iran Railways Tehran
    • Isfahan Railway Station Owned · Isfahan County, Iran
    • Tabriz railway station Owned · Tabriz, Iran
    • Tehran railway station Owned · District 16, Iran

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Islamic Republic of Iran Railways reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Isfahan Railway Station
  • Tabriz railway station
  • Tehran railway station

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Products and brands

In 2008, the IR operated 11,106 km of rail with a further 18,900 km in various stages of development. Almost all of this is standard gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), but 94 km are Russian gauge of 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) to link up to ex-Soviet Union border states. There is also the no-longer-isolated Indian gauge section of 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) from Zahedan to the Pakistan border that continues to Quetta and the Indian sub-continent. The extent of double-track lines is 1,082 km. The Jolfa–Tabriz line is electrified (148 km). In 2006, IR reported that it possessed 565 engines, 1,192 passenger coaches, and 16,330 wagons. The vast majority of the engines are diesel-powered.

From Wikipedia’s article on Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

  • Isfahan Railway Station
  • Tabriz railway station
  • Tehran railway station

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1914Founded Founded1

Sources

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