Final UN annex records planned capacity upgrading on the Ahvaz–Khorramshahr line

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...

The annex reported Ahvaz–Khorramshahr freight capacity down from seven or eight trains daily before the war to two. Poor track condition limited speed to 45 kilometres per hour despite temporary...

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...

The land-transport reconstruction plan estimated foreign-currency needs at 45.8 percent of the remaining budget. The mission considered this share reasonable; it was a forecast of resource...