Expert Group Meeting on Harmonization of the Rules and Regulations for Facilitation of IntenrationalRailway Transport Bangkok,4-5 Sep. 2017
Harmonization of Rules and Regulations
Railways of Iran (RAI)
International Affairs
By: Mozhgan Kordbacheh
Deputy Director General
Railway of Iran at a glance
➢Length of the lines: 11 000 km
➢Under construction lines: 6500 km
➢Rail network length by 2025: 25 000 km
➢Passenger transport increase: from 25 Million
passengers to 27 MP by the end of 2017
➢Freight transport increase: from 40 MT to 62
MT by the end of 2017
➢Railway share increase for freight: 12% to 30%
by 2025
➢Railway share increase for passenger: 8% to
20% by 2025
Expert Group Meeting on Harmonization of the Rules and Regulations for Facilitation of IntenrationalRailway Transport Bangkok,4-5 Sep. 2017
Iran rail connection with other neighboring networks
▪Sarakhs and Inche Brun border
with Turkmenistan and CIS
▪ Jolfa border and rail connection
with Azerbaijan (Nakhjavan)
▪Razai border with Turkey and
connection to Europe
▪Mirjaveh border and rail
connection with Pakistan and
Indian subcontinent
▪Rail connection with Iraq and
Afghanistan
▪ Imam Port and connection with
int’l waters
▪Bandar Abbas Port and
connection with int’l waters
▪Amirabad Port and connection with
Caspian Sea
- Lack of uniformity of customs rules and
regulations in transit routes
- Non-membership of the countries in
international regulations/rules
- Lack of coordination in rules and non-
observance from a country to another one
- Physical obstacles along rail transport
between Europe and Asia: standard gauge
of 1435 mm in the Railways of OTIF
member states and broad gauge of 1520
mm in the Railways of CIS Countries
Expert Group Meeting on Harmonization of the Rules and Regulations for Facilitation of IntenrationalRailway Transport Bangkok,4-5 Sep. 2017
Existing obstacles preventing smooth transport in
international traffic
Existing obstacles preventing smooth transport in
international traffic• Break of gauge at the border points and insufficiency of bogie
exchanging system
• Non-completion of missing links along rail routes and corridors
• Weak infrastructures along the routes
• Diversity of fleet technical specifications in the region countries
• Lengthy bogie exchange time at border points
• Lack of enough budget to complete missing links, equip fleet and
border terminals
• Trains' long delays at borders due to customs procedures and
different rules of the countries
• Non competitiveness of rail tariffs compared to other modes of
transport like road transport
• Lack of joint companies among the countries for combined transport
• Political issues and the consequences
Expert Group Meeting on Harmonization of the Rules and Regulations for Facilitation of IntenrationalRailway Transport Bangkok,4-5 Sep. 2017
- Accession of RAI to Railways
Cooperation organization (OSJD) in
1998 and Agreement on Freight
International Traffic by Railway
(SMGS) in 2001 after inauguration of
Mashad-Sarakhs rail line in 1996 to
realize international transport and
freight transit to Central Asian
countries
- Accession of RAI to OTIF in 1986 and
COTIF Convention and its 7
appendices in 2001.
Ways to facilitate rail traffic:
RAI Accessions to Int’l
Organizations and Int’l Rules
Expert Group Meeting on Harmonization of the Rules and Regulations for Facilitation of IntenrationalRailway Transport Bangkok,4-5 Sep. 2017
Asia-Europe Corridor
SMGSCIM
CIM
- Regulating Uniform rail law with the objective of preparing rail laws at global level
and connection of European rail corridor routes to Asia by UNECE
-Organization of several meetings with involvement of CIT, OTIF and OSJD
- Study of the law in the Railways of Iran
UKRAINE
ROMANIA odessa
constanta
varnaPoti
Bandar-e-Abbas
Persian Gulf-Iran-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Poti Port-Black Sea-Ukraine-Poland
Ways to facilitate rail transport
Combined transportation
South-West Corridor
North-South Corridor
Mumbai-Bandar Abbas Port (Iran)- Astara-Moscow towards Finland, Belarus, Latvia,
Estonia
RAI Discount Policy for development of rail transit
•30% on cotton transit
•35% on transit Sulphur
•30% on the fertilizers transited towards the southern sea ports of the country
•50% for the freight transported to/from Turkey
•Special discount for ITI route containers
Expert Group Meeting on Harmonization of the Rules and Regulations for Facilitation of IntenrationalRailway Transport Bangkok,4-5 Sep. 2017
• Launching container train from China to
Iran: 28 January 2016 from East of China
(Yuwei) to Tehran. 10400 Km in 14 days
• Launching container train from Mumbai to
Moscow through Astara and Azerbaijan, a
combined transport: September 2016
• Operation of Nakhjavan-Mashshad
passenger train (Azerbaijan-Iran): 5
January 2017.
• Setting up working group for train
movement from Iran to Germany
• Moving of tourist trains from Europe to
Iran: since 2014. 13 trains
Ways to facilitate rail traffic
Launching container trains
Expert Group Meeting on Harmonization of the Rules and Regulations for Facilitation of IntenrationalRailway Transport Bangkok,4-5 Sep. 2017
Ways to facilitate rail transport
Completing missing links
▪ Rail connection with Afghanistan
- Construction of Sangan in Iran up to the border of Afghanistan namely Shamtiq finished.
- From Afghanistan border up to Ghorianstation, 30 km in length is nearly finished and will be opened this month.
-The rest of the line up to Jeno is 30 km the infrastructure is finished and superstructure shall be started this month.
▪ Rail connection with Azerbaijan
Qazvin-Rasht section has a 95% progress, 5 km
remained.
Astara-Astara section is nearly finished.
Expert Group Meeting on Harmonization of the Rules and Regulations for Facilitation of IntenrationalRailway Transport Bangkok,4-5 Sep. 2017
Ways to facilitate rail traffic
Equipping border crossing stations
Sarakhs with Turkmenistan
- 2 bogie- changing stations 5 km
from the border line.
(New bogie change station with 24 sets
of jacks and original bogie change
station with 25 sets of jacks)
- 4 lines of the bogie change stations
- Capacity to deal with 200 wagons
per 24 hours each.
- Present capacity for change of bogie
systems to total of 400 wagons per
day
- Bogie maintaining capacity :6000
- Capacity to deal with 7.5 million
tons of freight on yearly basis.
Expert Group Meeting on Harmonization of the Rules and Regulations for Facilitation of IntenrationalRailway Transport Bangkok,4-5 Sep. 2017
• 3 lines for accepting and dispatching trains
• 7 parking lines each with capacity of 45 to 50 wagons
• It is agreed a system to be set up in 3 months forinformation exchange trough web service
• Wagons exchange is carried out in Kapikoy
Expert Group Meeting on Harmonization of the Rules and Regulations for Facilitation of IntenrationalRailway Transport Bangkok,4-5 Sep. 2017
Equipping border crossing stations
Razi with Turkey
• International transport in Zahedan in west part ofIran
• Supplying crane for loading/unloading cargoes
• Installing weight at Zahedan Station
• In Zahedan cargoes are transshipped
Expert Group Meeting on Harmonization of the Rules and Regulations for Facilitation of IntenrationalRailway Transport Bangkok,4-5 Sep. 2017
Equipping border crossing stationsZahedan with Pakistan
4900 hec.Area
90 million tons
(annually)Port Capacity
3.300،000TEU(6.000.000 TEU up
to 2016)
Container
Terminal
Capacity
24 hec.Warehouse
/Hangar
220 hec.Open Yard
45 kmRail
8 – 17 mDraft
40 Berth
Shahid Rajayee Port
11000 hec.Area
55 million tons
(annually)Port Capacity
700،000 TEU
Container
Terminal
Capacity
52 hec.Warehouse
/Hangar
210 hec.Open Yard
120 kmRail
13.5 mDraft
37 Berth
Imam Khomeini Port
1060 hec.Area
200.000
TEU
Container
Capecity
7.5 million
ton Port Throughput
62000 m2Warehouse
/Hangar
16 kmRailways
200 hec.Open Yard
6 mDraft
10Berth
Amirabad Port
• Accelerating the construction of new rail lines and complement the missing links such as Qazvin-Rasht-Astara, Harat – Mazar sharif and Van lake Project
• Cooperation among the Regional International Organizations such as UIC،OSJD،OTIF ,…
• Strengthening and equipping border stations
• Developing Container transportation and obstacles removing from border terminals
• Solving border problems and customs, Providing facilities for customs formalities
• Decreasing goods travel time
• Planning scheduled regular trains
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