Rail freight

Iran is perfectly placed as a gateway to the CIS states (Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Russia) Because the states are large and spread over a wide geographical area. It is often more economical to transport by rail than by road. Rail freight offers secure and reliable delivery to the town of your destination. The rail route used is via Iran through to the Persian Gulf; Bandar Abbas to Sarakhs and from Sarakhs to all rail stations.

As well as offering a more economical service, there are many other advantages when using rail for your business logistics. Although all of our freight forwarding services are secure rail remains the lowest risk. When speed is not your first concern, rail freight offers flexibility, reliability and lower risk delivery at competitive prices.

Different railway corridors in this region are listed below:

• Direct Transit Corridors through Rail
  1. Razi – Sarakhs – Razi Corridor: From Turkey via Razi, Tabriz, Zanjan, Tehran, Sharood, Fariman (Mashhad), Sarakhs and CIS; length 2013 km, capacity 2 million tons per year.
  2. Jolfa – Sarakhs – Jolfa Corridor: From Armenia via Jolfa, Tabriz, Zanjan, Tehran, Sharood, Fariman (Mashhad), Sarakhs and CIS; length 1937 km, capacity 2 million tons per year.
• Sea-Rail-Road Transit Corridors
  1. Bandar Abbas – Sarakhs – Bandar Abbas Corridor: From Overseas via Bandar Abbas,Sirjan, Bafq, Yazd, Qom, Tehran, Sharood, Fariman (Mashhad), Sarakhs and v.v.; length 2540 km, capacity 3 million tons per year.
  2. Bandar Emam – Sarakhs – Bandar Imam Corridor: From overseas via Bandar Emam, Ahvaz, Tehran, Sharood, Fariman (Mashhad), Sarakhs and CIS; length 1980 km, capacity 2 million tons per year.
  3. Bandar Abbas – Northern Ports (Caspian sea: Bandar Turkmen, Amir Abad) – Bandar Abbas Corridor: via Bandar Abbas, Sirjan, Bafq, Yazd, Qom, Tehran, Garmsar, Qaemshahr, Amir Abad and/or Bandar Turkmen ports and v.v.; length 1878 and 1947 km, capacity 1 million tons per year.
  4. Bandar Imam – Northern Ports (Caspian sea: Bandar Turkmen, Amir Abad) – Bandar Imam Corridor: via Bandar Emam, Ahvaz, Tehran, Garmsar, Qaemshahr, Amir Abad and/or Bandar Turkmen ports and v.v.; length 1319 and 1388 km, capacity 1 million tons per year.
• Sea-Rail-Road Transit Corridors
  1. Bandar Abbas – LotfAbad – Bandar Abbas Corridor: via Bandar Abbas, Bafq, Tehran, Mashhad, LotfAbad and v.v.; length 2665 km, capacity 3 million tons per year.
  2. Bandar Imam – LotfAbad – Bandar Emam Corridor: via Bandar Emam, Ahvaz, Tehran, Mashhad, LotfAbad and v.v.; length 2103 km, capacity 2 million tons per year.
  3. Northern Ports (Caspian sea: Bandar Turkmen, Amir Abad)- Kerman -Zahedan (Mirjaveh) Corridor: via Amir Abad and/or Bandar Turkmen ports, Tehran, Yazd, Kerman,Zahedan, Mirjaveh and v.v.; length 2088 and 2157 km, capacity 2 million tons per year.

RAIL route TRANSIT TIMES:

• Bandar Abbas to Turkmenistan: Ashgabat, Mary, Charjew :10 to 15 days
• Bandar Abbas to Uzbekistan: Tashkent, Samarqand, Bukhara : 17 to 25 days
• Bandar Abbas to Tajikistan: Khujand, Dushanbe:22 to 27 days
• Bandar Abbas to Kyrgyzstan: Osh, Bishkek:25 to 30 days
• Bandar Abbas to Kazakhstan: Almaty, Astana:25 to 32 days
• Bandar Abbas to Heiratan/Afghanistan: 17 to 20 days
• Bandar Abbas to Turqandi/Afghanistan: 13 to17 days