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.