All aboard the Vienna-Tehran Express - international train route agreed

Lonely Planet Writer

An international tourist train is to be launched to run between Austria and Iran, following an agreement signed between the country’s officials.

Iran and Austria launch new train route.

Iran and Austria launch new train route. Image by Arash Kamali / CC BY 2.0

Iran plans to develop its rail tourism significantly, after two successful international train journeys were made from Europe to Iran last year, one from Hungary and one from Turkey. Read more: realiran.org

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