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Expert Group Meeting on Harmonization of the Rules and Regulations for Facilitation of Intenrational
Railway Transport Bangkok,4-5 Sep. 2017
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 Intenrational
Railway Transport Bangkok,4-5 Sep. 2017
Ways to facilitate rail traffic:
RAI Accessions to Int’l
Organizations and Int’l Rules
- 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
SMGS
CIM
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
Bandar-e-Abbas
•30% on the fertilizers transited towards the southern sea ports of the country
Expert Group Meeting on Harmonization of the Rules and Regulations for Facilitation of Intenrational
Railway Transport Bangkok,4-5 Sep. 2017
Ways to facilitate rail traffic
Launching container trains
Expert Group Meeting on Harmonization of the Rules and Regulations for Facilitation of Intenrational
Railway 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 Ghorian
station, 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 Intenrational
Railway 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 Intenrational
Railway Transport Bangkok,4-5 Sep. 2017
Equipping border crossing stations
Razi with Turkey
Expert Group Meeting on Harmonization of the Rules and Regulations for Facilitation of Intenrational
Railway Transport Bangkok,4-5 Sep. 2017
Equipping border crossing stations
Zahedan with Pakistan
Expert Group Meeting on Harmonization of the Rules and Regulations for Facilitation of Intenrational
Railway Transport Bangkok,4-5 Sep. 2017
Shahid Rajayee Port Imam Khomeini Port Amirabad Port
Area 4900 hec. Area 11000 hec. Area 1060 hec.
Container 200.000
90 million tons 55 million tons
Port Capacity Port Capacity Capecity TEU
(annually) (annually)
7.5 million
Container 3.300،000TEU Container Port Throughput
ton
Terminal (6.000.000 TEU up Terminal 700،000 TEU
Capacity to 2016) Capacity
Warehouse
Warehouse 62000 m2
Warehouse /Hangar
24 hec. 52 hec.
/Hangar /Hangar
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