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==(Tabriz -) Razi IRIR - Kapiköy TCCD (- Van)== | ==(Tabriz -) Razi IRIR - Kapiköy TCCD (- Van)== | ||
[D] IRIR works to Kapiköy. The weekly Ankara - Tehran service was withdrawn in July 2015 but reinstated in August 2019. A weekly Van - Tehran passenger service also used this border crossing. Both were withdrawn at the start of the pandemic. The twice weekly Tehran - Van train | [D] IRIR works to Kapiköy. The weekly Ankara - Tehran service was withdrawn in July 2015 but reinstated in August 2019. A weekly Van - Tehran passenger service also used this border crossing. Both were withdrawn at the start of the pandemic. The twice weekly Tehran - Van train resumed on 9 March 2025 and that from Van on 10 March. Domestic journeys between Van and Kapiköy are not permitted. Note that travel to Iran is '''not''' recommended.<br> | ||
Freight trains run via Iran to Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Pakistan. However, as at July 2024, there appeared to be little or no traffic to or from Iran. The Lake Van train ferry therefore sees very little use. | Freight trains run via Iran to Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Pakistan. However, as at July 2024, there appeared to be little or no traffic to or from Iran. The Lake Van train ferry therefore sees very little use. | ||
Latest revision as of 23:05, 8 March 2025
(Tabriz -) Razi IRIR - Kapiköy TCCD (- Van)
[D] IRIR works to Kapiköy. The weekly Ankara - Tehran service was withdrawn in July 2015 but reinstated in August 2019. A weekly Van - Tehran passenger service also used this border crossing. Both were withdrawn at the start of the pandemic. The twice weekly Tehran - Van train resumed on 9 March 2025 and that from Van on 10 March. Domestic journeys between Van and Kapiköy are not permitted. Note that travel to Iran is not recommended.
Freight trains run via Iran to Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Pakistan. However, as at July 2024, there appeared to be little or no traffic to or from Iran. The Lake Van train ferry therefore sees very little use.
