Tabriz railway station

Summary

Tabriz railway station is a structure in the city of Tabriz, Iran; the current building was built during second Pahlavi era. The current building of Tabriz Railway Station was jointly designed by French architect Fernand Pouillon and Iranian architect Heydar Ghiaï-Chamlou and built in 1950s.[1]

Tabriz
ايستگاه راه اهن تبریز
Islamic Republic of Iran Railways station
General information
LocationTabriz, Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan, Iran
Coordinates38°04′19.49″N 46°13′42.95″E / 38.0720806°N 46.2285972°E / 38.0720806; 46.2285972
Connections
  •  BRT1  Rahahan-Basij
  •  108  Sardrud
  •  120  Shahid Beheshti
  •  124  Qaramalek
  •  132  Shahrak-e Andisheh
  •  134  Kuy-e Laleh
  •  145  Kojaabad - Bagh-e Ma'ruf
  •  164  Esfahlan
  •  173  Sahand

History edit

The first railroad arriving in Tabriz had been built by Russians during the height of World War I. The first train arrived in Tabriz in March 1916 from Jolfa.[2] The railway stretched from Tabriz to Tehran in 1958, with a length of 748 km.

Service summary edit

Note: Classifications are unofficial and only to best reflect the type of service offered on each path
Meaning of Classifications:

  • Local Service: Services originating from a major city, and running outwards, with stops at all stations
  • Regional Service: Services connecting two major centres, with stops at almost all stations
  • InterRegio Service: Services connecting two major centres, with stops at major and some minor stations
  • InterRegio-Express Service:Services connecting two major centres, with stops at major stations
  • InterCity Service: Services connecting two (or more) major centres, with no stops in between, with the sole purpose of connecting said centres.
Preceding station Azerbaijan Commuter Railway Following station
Terminus Tabriz - Jolfa Sahlan
towards Jolfa
Tabriz - Salmas Sahlan
towards Salmas
Tabriz - Tarbiat-e Mo'allem Zeraei
Preceding station IRI Railways Following station
Terminus Tabriz - Mashhad
InterRegio Service
Maragheh
towards Mashhad
Ajab Shir
towards Tehran
Tehran - Tabriz
InterRegio Service
Terminus
Terminus Tabriz - Razi
InterRegio Service
Sharafkhaneh
towards Razi

[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Tabriz Train Station Inscribed on National Heritage List". 26 February 2017.
  2. ^ Baker, Henry D. (August 1917). "The Proposed Connection of the Russian and Indian Railway Systems". Geographical Review. 4 - No. 2 (2): 98. doi:10.2307/207289. JSTOR 207289.
  3. ^ "شرکت حمل و نقل ریلی رجا - سامانه خرید اینترنتی بلیت قطار". raja.ir. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2017-11-06.

External links edit

  Media related to Tabriz Railway Station at Wikimedia Commons