Maragha – Urmia railway line

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Maragha-Urmia
Route length: 180 km
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )

The Maragha – Urmia railway line is a railway line in Iran .

Geographical location

Maragha has a train station on the Tehran – Tabriz railway line . The Maragha – Urmia railway branches off here, circles Lake Urmia in a large arch extending to the south and then reaches the city of the same name, Urmia, on its western bank. The route is 180 km long.

history

The route was inaugurated on November 24, 2019. It was built in the standard gauge used as standard in Iran .

business

There is also passenger traffic on the route .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c rp: Line openings in Iran . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International 7/2020, p. 362