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Harmonization of Rules and Regulations Railways of Iran (RAI) International Affairs By: Mozhgan Kordbacheh Deputy Director General Expert Group Meeting on Harmonization of the Rules and Regulations for Facilitation of Intenrational Railway Transport Bangkok,4-5 Sep. 2017

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 Intenrational Railway 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 ▪ Amirabad Port and connection with ▪ Bandar Abbas Port and connection with int’l waters Caspian Sea

Existing obstacles preventing smooth transport in international traffic - 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 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 - Accession of RAI to OTIF in 1986 and COTIF Convention and its 7 appendices in 2001. Expert Group Meeting on Harmonization of the Rules and Regulations for Facilitation of Intenrational Railway Transport Bangkok,4-5 Sep. 2017

Asia-Europe Corridor 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 Ways to facilitate rail transport odessa ROMANIA Combined transportation constanta South-West Corridor varna Poti Bandar-e-Abbas Persian Gulf-Iran-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Poti Port-Black Sea-Ukraine-Poland

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 Intenrational Railway Transport Bangkok,4-5 Sep. 2017

Ways to facilitate rail traffic Launching container trains • 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 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 • 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 for information exchange trough web service • Wagons exchange is carried out in Kapikoy 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 • International transport in Zahedan in west part of Iran • 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 Intenrational Railway Transport Bangkok,4-5 Sep. 2017

Shahid Rajayee Port Imam Khomeini Port Amirabad Port Area 11000 hec. Area 1060 hec. Area 4900 hec. Container 200.000 55 million tons 90 million tons Capecity TEU Port Capacity Port Capacity (annually) (annually) 7.5 million Port Throughput 3.300 ، 000TEU Container Container ton 700 ، 000 TEU Terminal Terminal (6.000.000 TEU up Capacity Capacity to 2016) Warehouse 62000 m 2 Warehouse Warehouse /Hangar 52 hec. 24 hec. /Hangar /Hangar Railways 16 km Open Yard 210 hec. Open Yard 220 hec. Rail 45 km Rail 120 km Open Yard 200 hec. 8 – 17 m Draft Draft 13.5 m Draft 6 m Berth 37 Berth 40 Berth 10