Line

km

opening

gauge

traction

notice

Tehran-Rey

17

1886

standard

steam

suburban service; closed in 1952

Jolfa-Tabriz

142

1916

standard

electrified at 25kV 50Hz (1977)

regauged from Russian broad to standard gauge

Sufian-Sharafkhaneh

53

1916

standard

diesel

regauged from Russian broad to standard gauge

Mirjaveh-Zanjan

92

1920

1676mm

diesel

broad gauge of indian subcontinent

Trans-Iranian Railway Bandar Torkaman-Tehran-Bandar Khomeiny

1397

1939

standard

diesel

double track: between Tehran and Garmsar; between Tehran and Qom under construction

Ahwaz-Khorramshahr

123

1943

standard

diesel

with former link to Basrah (Iraq)

Qom-Kashan

98

1950

standard

diesel

Garmsar-Mashad

812

1956

standard

diesel

Tehran-Tabriz

742

1955

standard

to be electrified

track to be doubled

Bandar Torkaman-Gorgan

36

1961

standard

diesel

Kashan-Zarand

749

?

standard

diesel

Sistan-Esfahan

40

?

standard

diesel

to be extended to Shiraz and Bushehr

Sufian-Qotur (Razi)

150

1977

standard

diesel

link to Turkish/European network

Bad-Meybod (direct)

254

?

standard

diesel

Zarand-Kerman

79

?

standard

diesel

Esfahan-Mobarakeh (Zarrinshahr)

26

1991

standard

diesel

freight service only, to be extended to Shahr-e-Kord

Bafq-Sirjan

256

1991

standard

diesel

prepared for double track

Sirjan-Bandar Abbas

374

1995

standard

diesel

Mashad-Sarakhs

165

1996

standard

diesel

link to Central Asian rail network (Turkmenistan)

Ardakan-Chadormaloo

221

1999

standard

diesel

to be extended to Tabas and Mashad

Kerman-Zahedan

540

standard

rail link to Indian subcontinental network; under construction

Tehran-Qom (high speed)

137

1999

standard

diesel

single track operation, second track to open 2000

Sari-Amir Abad

30

standard

diesel

freight rail link to new port on Caspian Sea; under construction

Mashad-Bafq

standard

planned