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Railways Iran, in 36 editions.
The entry for Iran published Railways in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 21 editions. Each is shown as published. Railways in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 21
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Railroads” (1990 to 1995) and “Railways” (1996 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Railroads”
- 4,601 km total;
- 4,509 km 1.432-meter gauge, 92 km 1.676-meter gauge;
- 730 km under construction from Bafq to Bandar Abbas
4,601 km total; 4,509 km 1.432-meter gauge, 92 km 1.676-meter gauge; 730 km under construction from Bafq to Bandar Abbas
Published as “Railroads”
- 4,850 km total;
- 4,760 km 1.432-meter gauge, 92 km 1.676-meter gauge;
- 480 km under construction from Bafq to Bandar Abbas, rail construction from Bafq to Sirjan has been completed and is operational
4,601 4,850 km total; 4,509 4,760 km 1.432-meter gauge, 92 km 1.676-meter gauge; 730 480 km
under construction from Bafq to Bandar Abbas Abbas, rail construction from Bafq to
Sirjan has been completed and is operational
Published as “Railroads”
- 4,852 km total;
- 4,760 km 1.432-meter gauge, 92 km 1.676-meter gauge;
- 480 km under construction from Bafq to Bandar-e Abbas, rail construction from Bafq to Sirjan has been completed and is operational;
- section from Sirjan to Bandar-e Abbas still under construction
4,850 4,852 km total; 4,760 km 1.432-meter gauge, 92 km 1.676-meter gauge; 480 km
under construction from Bafq to Bandar Bandar-e Abbas, rail construction from Bafq to
to Sirjan has been completed and is operational operational; section from Sirjan to
Bandar-e Abbas still under construction
Published as “Railroads”
- 4,852 km total;
- 4,760 km 1.432-meter gauge, 92 km 1.676-meter gauge;
- 480 km under construction from Bafq to Bandar-e 'Abbas, rail construction from Bafq to Sirjan has been completed and is operational;
- section from Sirjan to Bandar-e 'Abbas still under construction
4,852 km total; 4,760 km 1.432-meter gauge, 92 km 1.676-meter gauge;
480 kmAbbas, 'Abbas, rail
construction from Bafq
operational; section from Sirjan toAbbas 'Abbas still under
construction
Published as “Railroads”
- total:
- 4,850 km;
- note - 480 km under construction from Bafq to Bandar-e 'Abbas;
- segment from Bafq to Sirjan has been completed and is operational;
- section from Sirjan to Bandar-e 'Abbas still under construction
- broad gauge:
- 90 km 1.676-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 4,760 km 1.432-m gauge
4,852 km total; 4,760 km 1.432-meter gauge, 92 km 1.676-meter gauge;total: 4,850 km; note - 480 km under construction from Bafq to Bandar-e 'Abbas, railconstruction Bandar-e 'Abbas; segment from Bafq to Sirjan has been completed and is
operational; section from Sirjan to Bandar-e 'Abbas still under
construction
broad gauge: 90 km 1.676-m gauge
narrow gauge: 4,760 km 1.432-m gauge
- total:
- 5,093 km
- broad gauge:
- 96 km 1.676-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 4,997 km 1.432-m gauge (146 km electrified) (1995)
Rewritten: too little of the 1995 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 5,093 km
broad gauge: 96 km 1.676-m gauge
standard gauge: 4,997 km 1.432-m gauge (146 km electrified) (1995)
The same text in 3 editions, 1997 to 1999.
- total:
- 7,286 km
- broad gauge:
- 94 km 1.676-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 7,192 km 1.435-m gauge (146 km electrified) (1996 est.)
total: 5,093 7,286 km
broad gauge: 96 94 km 1.676-m gauge
standard gauge: 4,997 7,192 km 1.432-m 1.435-m gauge (146 km electrified) (1995) (1996
est.)
5,600 km
- broad gauge:
- 94 km 1.676-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 5,506 km 1.435-m gauge (146 km electrified) (1998)
total: 7,286 5,600 km
broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,192 5,506 km 1.435-m gauge (146 km electrified) (1996 (1998)
est.)
- total:
- 5,600 km broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge standard gauge: 5,506 km 1.435-m gauge (146 km electrified) note: broad gauge track is employed at the borders with Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan which have broad-gauge rail systems (2001)
total: 5,600 km(1998) note: broad gauge track is employed at the borders with Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan which have broad-gauge rail systems (2001)
- total:
- 6,130 km
- broad gauge:
- 94 km 1.676-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 6,036 km 1.435-m gauge (187 km electrified)
note: broad-gauge track is employed at the borders with Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan which have broad-gauge rail systems; 41 km of the standard-gauge, electrified track is in suburban service at Tehran (2001)
total: 5,600 6,130 km
broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge
standard gauge: 5,506 6,036 km 1.435-m gauge (146 (187 km electrified)
note: broad gauge broad-gauge track is employed at the borders with Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan which have broad-gauge rail systems systems; 41 km of the standard-gauge, electrified track is in suburban service at Tehran (2001)
- total:
- 7,201 km
- broad gauge:
- 94 km 1.676-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 7,107 km 1.435-m gauge (146 km electrified) (2002)
Rewritten: too little of the 2002 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 7,201 km
broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,107 km 1.435-m gauge (146 km electrified) (2002)
- total:
- 7,203 km
- broad gauge:
- 94 km 1.676-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 7,109 km 1.435-m gauge (189 km electrified) (2003)
total: 7,201 7,203 km
broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,107 7,109 km 1.435-m gauge (146 (189 km electrified) (2002) (2003)
- total:
- 7,203 km
- broad gauge:
- 94 km 1.676-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 7,109 km 1.435-m gauge (189 km electrified) (2004)
total: 7,203 km
broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,109 km 1.435-m gauge (189 km electrified) (2003) (2004)
- total:
- 7,256 km
- broad gauge:
- 94 km 1.676-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 7,162 km 1.435-m gauge (186 km electrified) (2005)
total: 7,203 7,256 km
broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,109 7,162 km 1.435-m gauge (189 (186 km electrified) (2004) (2005)
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
- total:
- 8,367 km
- broad gauge:
- 94 km 1.676-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 8,273 km 1.435-m gauge (146 km electrified) (2006)
total: 7,256 8,367 km
broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,162 8,273 km 1.435-m gauge (186 (146 km electrified) (2005) (2006)
The same text in 3 editions, 2009 to 2011.
- total:
- 8,442 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 26
- broad gauge:
- 94 km 1.676-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 8,348 km 1.435-m gauge (148 km electrified) (2008)
total: 8,367
8,442 km
country comparison to the world:
26
broad gauge:
94 km 1.676-m gauge
standard gauge: 8,273
8,348 km 1.435-m gauge (146 (148 km electrified) (2006) (2008)
- total:
- 8,442 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 25
- broad gauge:
- 94 km 1.676-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 8,348 km 1.435-m gauge (148 km electrified) (2008)
total:
8,442 km
country comparison to the world:26 25
broad gauge:
94 km 1.676-m gauge
standard gauge:
8,348 km 1.435-m gauge (148 km electrified) (2008)
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- total:
- 8,442 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 24
- broad gauge:
- 94 km 1.676-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 8,348 km 1.435-m gauge (148 km electrified) (2008)
total:
8,442 km
country comparison to the world:25 24
broad gauge:
94 km 1.676-m gauge
standard gauge:
8,348 km 1.435-m gauge (148 km electrified) (2008)
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- total:
- 8,483.5 km
- broad gauge:
- 94 km 1.676-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 8,389.5 km 1.435-m gauge (189.5 km electrified) (2014)
- country comparison to the world:
- 24
total:
8,442country comparison to the world:broad gauge:
24
standard gauge:
8,348(148 (189.5 km electrified) (2008) (2014)
country comparison to the world: 24
- total:
- 8,483.5 km
- broad gauge:
- 94 km 1.676-m gauge
- standard gauge:
- 8,389.5 km 1.435-m gauge (189.5 km electrified) (2014)
- country comparison to the world:
- 25
total: 8,483.5 km
broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge
standard gauge: 8,389.5 km 1.435-m gauge (189.5 km electrified) (2014)
country comparison to the world: 24 25
The same text in 4 editions, 2018 to 2021.
- total:
- 8,484 km (2014)
- standard gauge:
- 8,389.5 km 1.435-m gauge (189.5 km electrified) (2014)
- broad gauge:
- 94 km 1.676-m gauge (2014)
total: 8,483.5 km 8,484 km
broad gauge: 941.676-m gauge (2014)
standard gauge: 8,389.5 km 1.435-m gauge (189.5 km electrified) (2014)country comparison to the world: 25 broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge (2014)
The same text in 4 editions, 2022 to 2025.
- total:
- 8,483.5 km (2014)
- standard gauge:
- 8,389.5 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge (189.5 km electrified)
- broad gauge:
- 94 km (2014) 1.676-m gauge
total: 8,484 8,483.5 km (2014)
standard gauge: 8,389.5 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge (189.5 km electrified) (2014)
broad gauge: 94 km (2014) 1.676-m gauge (2014)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Iran: Railways.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/iran/railways.