Project Rationale:

Determination of demand for rail-friendly commodities, capacity bottlenecks, and priorities for addressing such issues in the railway network of Iran

Description:

• Analysis of Iranian railway freight transportation using futuristic approaches
• Calibration of mode choice models based on rail and road lading bills
• Development of a proper method to determine railway capacity of Iran
• Development of a software called FARS for freight assignment purposes
• Identification of the key bottlenecks in the railway network and presentation of solutions for addressing these problems