Qom – Zahedan railway line

Qom-Zahedan
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Legend Trans-Iranian Railway from Tehran 0 Qom Trans-Iranian Railway to Bandar-e Imam Khomeini 17th Mohammadijeh 1 Tehran – Isfahan railway line 22nd Mohammadijeh 3 34 Shurab 50 Firus Abad 65 Dehnar 79 Nasarabad 82 Madabad 98.3 Kashan 114.5 gas 130.1 Sorchgol 147.1 Deh Abad 162.3 0 Badrud Badrud – Shiraz railway line 17th Moqar 38 Sahamijeh 51 Sawareh 82 Shahrab 98 Sangi 115 Soheil 132 Viaduk 149 Nain 166 Sargol 181 Nowgonbad 199 Sijakuh 211 Sarw 227 Bisim by Dschondaq 240 Ardakan from Isfahan 251 Mejbod 264 Shamsi 284 Ashk 289 Nasar Abad 311 Yazd 326 Yazdgerd 340 Rachsch 359 Chahkawar 377 Tobacco cow 393 Mehrdad 398 Shorakmaleki 411 Bahram-e-Gur 428 Bafq North-South Railway to Bandar Abbas and Mashhad 443 Darreh Rig 462 Kaweh 477 Mani 493 Murd 512 Siris 531 Sang 549 Golsard 567 Jalal Abad 585 Sarand 605 Hesami 624 Purmand 642 Soltani Ma'dan-e-Baqin 664 Kerman 694 Jupar 714 Mahan 775 Rajen Negur Sarwestan 888 Bam Fahradsch Depot Depot Depot Depot Depot Depot Kalateh-ye-Razzaqzadeh Zahedan – Mashhad railway line Zahedan (South Station) Zahedan – Tschahbahar railway line Zahedan freight and reloading station from Zahedan (north station) Zahedan – Quetta railway line ( 1676mm gauge )

The Qom – Zahedan railway in Iran is part of the rail link between the European railway network and that of the Indian subcontinent . The rail infrastructure is owned by the Iranian State Railways RAI .

Geographical location

The railway line connects to the Trans-Iranian Railway in Qom , which in turn provides connections to Turkey and Azerbaijan . The Zahedan – Quetta railway line to Pakistan begins at its eastern terminus, Zahedan . In Bafq it crosses the north-south railway .

Technical parameters

The route is approximately 1230 km. It is mainly single-track and is operated with diesel traction. It was built in the standard gauge used as standard in Iran . For the subsequent traffic east of the Zahedan terminus in the direction of Pakistan, this requires reloading of the transported goods, since the Zahedan – Quetta railway was built in the broad gauge of 1676 mm commonly used in Pakistan . The joint freight yard in Zahedan is set up accordingly for reloading. There is no gauge change system between the two routes. Travelers have to change trains. The two railway lines use two train stations located in different places in the city for passenger traffic .

history

The construction of the line has been advanced in numerous stages since the 1940s. By the time the Islamic Revolution in 1979 brought rail projects to a standstill, the line had reached Kerman in 1977 and Isfahan - still via Ardakan - in 1979. Then there was a long pause. In 1997, the Badrud - Sistan section, a shortened connection for Isfahan, was put into operation in 2003 and on June 17, 2009, the last two sections to Zahedan.

traffic

There has been a continuous express train from Tehran to Zahedan since 2011 . The travel time is a little over 24 hours.

Follow-up projects

In Zahedan, the connection of a Zahedan – Mashhad railway line (in planning) and a Zahedan – Tschahbahar railway line , 550 km, single-track, under construction, is planned.

literature

• Islamic Republic of Iran Ministry of Roads and Urban Developement - Deputy for Construction & Developement of Railway, Airport and Ports: [ Map of the Iranian railway network ]. Status: August 2014.
• Neil Robinson: World Rail Atlas and historical summary. Volume 8: The Middle East and Caucasus. World Rail Atlas Ltd., London 2006, ISBN 954-12-0128-8 .

Web links

• Landscape shots along the way .
• Video of a freight train on the route .

Remarks

1. ↑ For the last opened section, Bam – Zahedan, no information is available about the route kilometers , the entire length of the route is therefore only an approximate figure.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Information from Robinson, Pl. 39, 40 and Google maps : [1] .
2. ↑ Information on Qom – Bam from Robinson, Pl. 40, 43, 44.
3. ↑ Information Bam – Zahedan from Google maps.
4. ↑ Robinson, Pl. 40, 43, 44.
5. ↑ Robinson, pp. 19-21.
6. ↑ HaRakevet 88 (March 2010), 88:09 Other Middle-East Railways, F. Iran, (i) Closing the Gap , p. 15.
7. ↑ HaRakevet 99 (December 2013), 99:08 Other Middle East Railways, FA Iran (iii) Traffic Developments p. 14.
8. ^ HaRakevet 95 (December 2011), 95:08 Other Middle East Railways, C. Iran, (ii) New Line in the East , p. 16.
9. ↑ HaRakevet 95 (December 2011), 95:08 Other Middle East Railways, C. Iran, (ii) New Line in the East , p. 16; Abbas Nazari: Port of Chabahar: South-East Gate of Iran's International Routes . In: OSJD Bulletin 1/2018, pp. 6-9 (7).