Tabriz railway station explained

Tabriz ايستگاه راه اهن تبریز
Type:	Islamic Republic of Iran Railways station
Country:	Tabriz, Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan, Iran
Coordinates:	38.0721°N 46.2286°W

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]

History

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

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.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 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. 207289. Geographical Review. 4 - No. 2. 2. 98. 10.2307/207289 .
3. Web site: شرکت حمل و نقل ریلی رجا - سامانه خرید اینترنتی بلیت قطار. raja.ir. 2017-11-06. 2021-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20210507085543/https://www.raja.ir/. dead.