Environmental Impact Assessment Guideline for Rail Way Transportation Projects

In the recent years، different countries have approved some short time، medium time ad long time plans to achieve development in all sectors such as transportation sector. These plans are determined by expert groups in each sector according to quality and quantity indexes and these are utilized as country''s development document. Generally، some of the plans and strategies have special importance for transportation ministry such as rail way transportation development، road network development، renovation of transportation fleet and comprehensive study plan of country transportation. As regards that any development has environmental impact، therefore environmental impact assessment (EIA) of each plan specially transportation is the target of this study، is necessary due to prevention of harmful effects and presenting mitigation plans for environment. This study has been done to conduct administrative and consultants of rail way plans، so determination of all actions in construction and operational phases is necessary. Also it is very important to determine main parameters about physical، biological and socio-economical environment. According to all of above implementations the impacts of rail ways project on different environment involving air، water، sound، soil، plant and animal will be determined and in next step mitigation plans ad environmental monitoring program will be prepared. Finally environmental impact assessment guideline is developed for consultants and administrative involving 12 subjects.