Iran reports major increase in cargo transit via roads, railways

Tehran, IRNA – Cargo transit in Iran through roads and railways has seen a major hike, the latest data shows.

Transit through roads in Iran accounted for 14.3 million metric tons (mt) last Iranian year (March 21, 2023 - March 19, 2024), marking a 54% surge compared to the preceding year (9.3 million mt), according to the latest statistics of the Iranian Ministry of Roads and Urban Development.

Of the 14.3 million mt of transit goods, 9.1 million mt was non-oil whereas 5.2 million mt was oil goods, the data indicated.

The highest number of incoming transits from Port of Shahid Rajaee and ParvizKhan border crossing is four and three million mt, respectively, and the highest number of outgoing transits from ParvizKhan is 2.6 million mt.

The transit of cargo through rails accounted for over 1.5 mt last Iranian year, registering a 10% rise compared to the previous year (over 1.4 mt).

Of the nearly 1.6 million mt of transit goods, 1.275 million mt was non-oil goods while 295,000 mt was oil goods.