At least 8 dead in rail crash - state TV
He said the remote location of the station between the cities of Damghan and Semnan had also complicated rescue efforts.
A general view of Tehran train station in the Iranian capital on October 27, 2014
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The collision in Semnan province on the main line between second city Mashhad and the capital Tehran also injured 11 people, the television said.
The province's Red Crescent director, Hassan Shokrollahi, said the death toll could rise.
"We do not have the exact number of those killed as the train is on fire," he said.
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"Due to the difficulty of access, only our helicopter has managed to reach the scene," he said.
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