Tips for train traveling in Iran
How to travel to Iran by train? Let’s start exploring Iran by train from Korramshaw and head north.
The country’s most important rail link is the trans-iranian railway on a 1400 kilometer journey from the Persian gulf to the Caspian sea. It starts in Khorramshahr on the Shatt al-Arab, the river border between Iraq and Iran.
Iran is the world's fourth largest oil and second largest natural gas. At the beginning, trains were built to transport the country's natural resources more than passengers. Today Iran is one of the few countries in which the railway is undergoing a renaissance. Assigned seating makes the trip stress-free and comfortable.
One of the top sights in Iran is the legendary hydraulic system in star, it's a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Following a historic route, the silk road in the name of the god the most merciful, we are at the Kai Mohammed Abbad Karavansaray. This is one of the most important historic sites in Iran and is very well known, still traveled with horses and camels. Travelers would spend the night on such a Caravanserai island.
In a general view, traveling in Iran is very safe for everyone, safe for women, everywhere making sure that all women obey the headscarf rule that applies to female tourists too.
There is one thing different about traveling by trains in Iran. Trains Stop for the praying time called “Namaz”, Trains stop at different stations according to the passengers’ destinations. There is normally a stop for 20 to 30 minutes for the morning prayers.
Let’s dive into Iranian history and culture, meeting many hospitable and welcoming people to explore Iran by train!
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1:55 In the name of god dear friends welcome, this is a typical train in Iran
5:45 Oil was discovered in Iran and exported more than a hundred years ago. Without the oil the railway line wouldn't have been built for oil exports.
11:14 The routes here in lloristan has a special appeal
20:18 In the name of the god the most merciful, we are at the Kai Mohammed Abbad Karavansaray. This is one of the most important historic sites in Iran and is very well known, still traveled with horses and camels.
24:03 If a customer wants a blackhead scarf, it's either for an older woman or she has no time and has to buy one quickly. There are guardians of public morals everywhere making sure that all women obey the headscarf rule. That applies to female tourists too.
31:34 This mine was set up because coal was needed for the steam trains during the second world war the trains transported. These days the coal is used for non-military purposes such as iron smelting or just heating people's homes.