Arak – Khosrawi railway line

Arak Malayer Kermanshah Khosrawi

Stations on the Arak – Khosrawi railway line

The Arak – Chosrawi railway is a railway line in Iran .

Geographical location

It leads from Arak , which has a connection to the railroad network of the Islamic Republic of Iran , in a westerly direction via Malayer and Kermanshah to Chosrawi on the border with Iraq . From Chosrawi there are still about 10 km to the Peak of the Iraqi railway in Khanaqin . Cross-border traffic is sought.

Technical parameters

The line is to be around 450 km long and is single-track .

business

A first section between Arak and Malayer and, since May 9, 2017, a second section between Malayeh and Firuzan went into operation. The line to Kermanshah was opened on March 19, 2018 . The rest of the route to Khosrawi is under construction.

literature

• Kieslich, Wolfgang: Tehran - Hamadân inaugurated . In: Fern-Express 2/2017 (No. 134). ISSN  0933-7598 , pp. 49f.
• NN: Theran - Hamdan & Firouzan Railways Opened . In: Railway Gazette International of May 9, 2017. Based on: HaRakevet 117 (June 2017), p. 21.

Web links

• Map (Persian).
• Report on Islamic Students' News Agency (Persian).
• HaRakevet 95 (December 2011), 95:08 Other Middle East Railways, C. Iran, (iii) Massive Expansion Plans , p. 16.

Remarks

1. ↑ Due to the political situation and the technical condition of the facilities there is no rail traffic in Iraq.

Individual evidence

1. ^ NN: Theran - Hamdan & Firouzan Railways Opened . In: Railway Gazette International of May 9, 2017. Based on: HaRakevet 117 (June 2017), p. 21.
2. ↑ rp: Line openings in Iran . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International 7/2020, p. 362.
3. ↑ Map ( Memento from August 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (Persian).
4. ↑ Information about the building ( Memento from March 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (Persian).
5. ↑ Info page (Persian).