Geographical survey of the Iranian rail network with the approach land use planning

Transport as an effective factor in the growth and development of communities plays an important role. Development of the transport network will lead to fundamental changes in economic activity. Railroad of the most important factors of global economic development during the industrial revolution in the leading countries in moving towards development. Iran, due to rail crossroads of the world is very high on the path of movement of transit goods from the Central Asian countries. So, in this article is to examine the geographical distribution of the rail network, then using the technique VIKOR paid to the rankings of the rail network, The present study was cross-sectional in nature and in terms of the objective, is developing. In this study, the indicators used by the Islamic Republic of Iran railway used. These indicators include: length of main lines, the number of employees, number of passengers, one passenger kilometers, tonnage of loaded, load tonne-kilometer border, total gross tonnage, the gross tonne-kilometer, the number of wagons loading, domestic load income, income transit and revenue incoming and outgoing cargo. The results revealed that that the best areas of Tehran and Khorasan rail is common in the country. As well as with Iran at the crossroads of the world rail axis East is of great importance, this are the only ocean port, the port will be connected to the rail network, so the shortest route for transit goods Central Asian countries, the transit market. The rail network connecting all strategic points in this regard to land use objectives will be achieved.