Transport in Iran
Iran has a long paved
road system linking most of its towns and all of its cities. In 2002 the
country had 178,152 km (111,000 mi) of roads, of which 66 percent were paved.
There were 30 passenger cars for every 1,000 inhabitants. Trains operated on
6,405 km (3,980 mi) of railroad track. The country’s major port of entry is Bandar-Abbas
on the Strait of Hormuz. After arriving in Iran, imported
goods are distributed throughout the country by trucks and freight trains. The Tehran-Bandar-Abbas
railroad, opened in 1995, connects Bandar-Abbas to the railroad system of
Central Asia via Tehran and Mashhad. Other major ports include Bandar e-Anzali and Bandar
e-Torkeman on the Caspian Sea and Korramshahr and Bandar e-Khomeyni on
the Persian
Gulf. Dozens of cities have airports that serve passenger and cargo planes.
Iran Air,
the national airline, was founded in 1962 and operates domestic and
international flights. All large cities have mass transit systems using buses,
and several private companies provide bus service between cities. Tehran, Mashhad, Shiraz, Tabriz, Ahvaz and Esfahan are in
the process of constructing underground mass transit rail lines.
Railway
links with adjacent countries
Ports
and harbors
Abadan
(largely destroyed in fighting during 1980-88 war), Ahvaz, Bandar
Abbas, Bandar-e Anzali
(Caspian sea), Bushehr,
Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni, Bandar-e Lengeh, Bandar-e Mahshahr, Bandar-e
Torkaman (Caspian sea), Chabahar (Bandar-e Beheshti), Kharg island, Lavan
island, Sirri island, Khorramshahr
(limited operation since November 1992), Noshahr (Caspian
sea)
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