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Sustainable Development based on the High Speed Rail transportation in Middle East

VAHID, ALIGHARDASHI Director General, Infrastructure Engineering & Supervision Bureau, The railways of Islamic Republic of Iran(RAI), Iran Wednesday, 8th July 2015, Session: 5D – Sustainability -

Content

• Development progress of HSR in Europe
• HSR in Iran
• Sustainable development in Middle East

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VAHID, ALIGHARDASHI Director General, Infrastructure Engineering & Supervision Bureau, The railways of Islamic Republic of Iran(RAI), Iran Wednesday, 8th July 2015, Session: 5D – Sustainability -

HSR development in Europe

• After World War II
• Political integration in Europe emerged as an effort to create a common identity
• European Union was founded
• In the field of transportation
• Adopted a roadmap strategy to build a competitive transport system
• Sustainable development in European Union
• Expansion of HSR as a priority

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VAHID, ALIGHARDASHI Director General, Infrastructure Engineering & Supervision Bureau, The railways of Islamic Republic of Iran(RAI), Iran Wednesday, 8th July 2015, Session: 5D – Sustainability -

HSR development in Europe

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1981-1983 1988

France (LGV Paris Sud Est) Vmax = 300 km/h Spain (Madrid-Seville) Vmax = 270 km/h Italy (Rome-Florence) Vmax = 250 km/h Channel Tunnel Great Britain- France-Belgium Germany(Fulda–Wurzburg) Vmax = 280 km/h

1994 1981-1992 1992

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EU HSR Development

VAHID, ALIGHARDASHI Director General, Infrastructure Engineering & Supervision Bureau, The railways of Islamic Republic of Iran(RAI), Iran Wednesday, 8th July 2015, Session: 5D – Sustainability -

HSR in Europe

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Status Value (km) In Operation 7351 Under Construction 2929 Planned 3200 Long-term planning 7615 Total (2025) 21095

• HSR Effect
• Revolutionized sustainable mobility,
• Increase in the speed and frequency of journeys

VAHID, ALIGHARDASHI Director General, Infrastructure Engineering & Supervision Bureau, The railways of Islamic Republic of Iran(RAI), Iran Wednesday, 8th July 2015, Session: 5D – Sustainability -

HSR in Iran

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• Tehran-Mashhad
• 926 km
• 250 km/h
• Tehran-Esfahan
• 244 km
• 300 km/h

VAHID, ALIGHARDASHI Director General, Infrastructure Engineering & Supervision Bureau, The railways of Islamic Republic of Iran(RAI), Iran Wednesday, 8th July 2015, Session: 5D – Sustainability -

Middle East Conflict

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VAHID, ALIGHARDASHI Director General, Infrastructure Engineering & Supervision Bureau, The railways of Islamic Republic of Iran(RAI), Iran Wednesday, 8th July 2015, Session: 5D – Sustainability -

Iran Neighboring Countries HSR Project

• Turkey
• Saudi Arabia
• UAE
• Oman
• Qatar
• Kuwait
• Bahrain

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Gulf f Cooperation eration Council cil rail (GCC) C)

In operation: 1) Ankara – Istanbul 2) Ankara – Konya Under Construction: 1) Ankara – Sivas 2) Ankara – İzmir 3) Ankara – Bursa 4) Konya – Gaziantep 5) Ankara – Sivas

VAHID, ALIGHARDASHI Director General, Infrastructure Engineering & Supervision Bureau, The railways of Islamic Republic of Iran(RAI), Iran Wednesday, 8th July 2015, Session: 5D – Sustainability -

HSR development Plan

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VAHID, ALIGHARDASHI Director General, Infrastructure Engineering & Supervision Bureau, The railways of Islamic Republic of Iran(RAI), Iran Wednesday, 8th July 2015, Session: 5D – Sustainability -

Suggestion

• Learn from European history
• Increased cooperation
• Establish a HSR Union in Middle East
• Create of foreign policy and common security
• Revolutionize sustainable development

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Sustainable Development based on the High Speed Rail

VAHID, ALIGHARDASHI Director General, Infrastructure Engineering & Supervision Bureau, The railways of Islamic Republic of Iran(RAI), Iran Wednesday, 8th July 2015, Session: 5D – Sustainability -

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