Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug.27
By Fatih Karimov - Trend:
Russian Railways has signed a memorandum of understanding with Iranian Railways to expedite the implementation of rail projects in Iran.
The 6th meeting of Iran-Russia transport cooperation working group was held in Tehran, Iran's Mehr news agency reported on August 27.
Russian Railways agreed to expedite the implementation of the Garmsar-Incheborun railway project as well as the establishment of the Qazvin-Rasht-Astara railway which is intended to connect Iran's railway to Azerbaijan and Russia.
The Qazvin-Rasht-Astara railway, with a length of 375km is currently the missing link in the North-South corridor, which, when completed, will extend from Northern Europe to Southeast Asia.
The Qazvin-Rasht section with a length of 205km has already been completed. The railway is estimated to carry 1.4 million passengers and from five to seven million tonnes of cargo per year.
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