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First freight train sent off from Azerbaijan to Iran (PHOTO)

Business Materials 8 February 2018 17:09 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 8

By Maksim Tsurkov – Trend:

The first freight train was sent off from Azerbaijan’s Astara city to Iran’s Astara city Feb. 8, the Azerbaijan Railways CJSC said in a message.

According to the message, the train consists of six cars loaded with Russian timber and medium-density fibreboard.

The North-South Transport Corridor is designed to connect Northern Europe with Southeast Asia. It will serve as a link connecting the railways of Azerbaijan, Iran and Russia.

At the initial stage, 5 million tons of cargo are planned to be transported through the corridor per year and over 10 million tons of cargo in future.

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