Railway electrification in Iran
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Railway electrification in Iran describes the past and present electrification systems used to supply traction current to rail transport in Iran with a chronological record of development, a list of lines using each system, and a history and a technical description of each system.
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Quick Facts Tehran-Mashhad Railway Electrification (TMRE), Overview ...
Tehran-Mashhad Railway Electrification (TMRE) | |
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Overview | |
Status | Electrification started February 2012 |
Owner | RAI |
Locale | Iran |
Termini | |
Stations | 49, train length 700 m (35 ch) |
Service | |
System | Electric railway |
Services | 80% passenger, 20% freight |
Rolling stock | 6 MW |
Daily ridership | 50 million pass. 12 million frgh |
History | |
Opened | 1957 |
Technical | |
Line length | 926 double track, UIC 60, CWR 98% |
Track length | 2,200 km (1,367 mi) |
Number of tracks | 2 (4 track, 114 km tehran garmsar) |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Loading gauge | Axle Load = 22.5 ton |
Electrification | 25 kV AC 50 Hz |
Operating speed | 200 km/h (124 mph) pass. trains, 250 km/h (155 mph) tilting trains |
Highest elevation | 826–1,666 metres (2,710–5,466 ft) |
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The project is sometimes abbreviated to RAIELEC,[1] in which RAI is the abbreviation of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (Persian: برقی کردن راه آهن در ایران, abbr: بكرا).