Tabriz railway station is a structure in

Tabriz Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...

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; the current building was built during second

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era. The current building of Tabriz Railway Station is jointly design by French architect

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and Iranian architect Heydar Ghiaï-Chamlou and built in 1950s.

History

The first railroad arriving to Tabriz had been built by

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ns during the height of World War I. The first train arrived to Tabriz in March 1916 from Jolfa. The railway stretched from Tabriz to Tehran in 1958 with a length of 748 km.

Service summary

''Note: Classifications are unofficial and only to best reflect the type of service offered on each path''
Meaning of Classifications: *

Local Local may refer to: Geography and transportation * Local (train), a train serving local traffic demand * Local, Missouri, a community in the United States * Local government, a form of public administration, usually the lowest tier of administrat ...

Service: Services originating from a major city, and running outwards, with stops at all stations *

Regional In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

Service: Services connecting two major centres, with stops at almost all stations * InterRegio Service: Services connecting two major centres, with stops at major and some minor stations * InterRegio-Express Service:Services connecting two major centres, with stops at major stations *

InterCity InterCity (commonly abbreviated ''IC'' on timetables and tickets) is the classification applied to certain long-distance passenger train services in Europe. Such trains (in contrast to regional, local, or commuter trains) generally call at m ...

Service: Services connecting two (or more) major centres, with no stops in between, with the sole purpose of connecting said centres.

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