Iran resumes rail services on routes damaged by war

Author: Henry OduahPublished on: April 13, 2026Country: Iran

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Iran resumes rail services on routes damaged by war

Iran has resumed rail services on key routes after repairing sections of track damaged during the war with Israel and the United States. Trains have restarted from the city of Tabriz to the capital Tehran and Mashhad. A railway bridge near Qom also reopened after reconstruction work that lasted less than 40 hours. A fragile ceasefire has been in place since Wednesday.

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