INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
current Iranian year 1401 (ends in March 2023).Until the end of the year, the Tehran-Karbala passenger train will be in operation, the head
of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways has said.The train route was launched on a trial basis for three months, and it has been under
consideration for the entire year, Mehr quoted Seyyed Miad Salehi as saying on Monday.There has been an increase of 100 percent in train
trips during the Arbaeen pilgrimage, the official added.The annual Arbaeen pilgrimage, aka Arbaeen trek, is a characteristic spiritual
exercise in which hundreds of thousands of Shia and Sunni Muslims, even Christians and Zoroastrians, etc
from various nationalities participate.The religious treks will be destined for Karbala, where Imam Hussein (AS), the grandson of Prophet
Muhammad (PBUH), is laid to rest.The event marks an end to the 40-day mourning period following the martyrdom of the Imam and his loyal
