Final UN annex records reduced freight-train capacity on the Ahvaz–Khorramshahr line

The road-transport loss inventory listed 11 major bridges in Khuzestan and ten in Ilam. These government-reported counts identify affected assets; the passage does not assign a destruction...

Iran reported 321 pieces of damaged road-maintenance equipment, in most cases at 100 percent damage. The mission could not verify the extent of machinery damage because damaged equipment had been...

The annex listed seven affected road offices totaling 1,489 square metres in Khuzestan, five totaling 940 in Ilam, and one totaling 4,000 in Bakhtaran. These floor-area figures concern offices, not...

The annex estimated that 80 percent of Khorramshahr’s roads needed rehabilitation or resurfacing, while 40 percent of Abadan’s roads were reported war-damaged. The percentages describe different...

The mission found damage extended below pavement into lower road layers, requiring rehabilitation as well as resurfacing. Surface repairs alone could not address this structural damage, a problem...

Iran planned to upgrade the Ahvaz–Khorramshahr line for speeds up to 100 kilometres per hour and trains with 5,000-tonne loads. The annex recorded intended improvements, not confirmation that this...

Khorramshahr’s rebuilt railway station had six operative tracks compared with eleven before the war. A new complex was proposed 300 metres farther up the line; the annex distinguished restored service...

Road recovery required repair of drainage, shoulders, markings and signs as well as the road structure, the annex stated. It identified these supporting features as unfinished rehabilitation needs...

Bailey and pontoon bridges maintained river crossings, while steel plates and beams spanned damaged sections. The annex described these wartime expedients and called for more permanent reconstruction.

Iran manufactured freight wagons and passenger coaches locally, but wheels, axles and some bogies had to be bought abroad. The annex identified component imports as a specific foreign-currency...