TEHRAN, Iran, Nov. 17
Trend:
Iran Minister of Roads and Urban Development announced that the connection of the railway of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the railway network of Afghanistan and the Chabahar to Zahedan railway project is underway and about to be completed and put into operation.
"Trade and transit development is one of the necessities of the country's economic prosperity. Expanding the capacity of transit roads and developing the rail network are the main goals of Iran's government,” Mohammad Eslami said during the International Conference of the Eurasian Economic Union and the geopolitical role of free zones in the development of regional relations in Anzali port on Tuesday, Trend reports citing IRNA.
He went on to say that the connection of Qazvin-Rasht railway to Anzali port and to Astara, are among these important railway projects of Iran.
He expressed hope that the connection of the Caspian port to the railway would be operational during President Rouhani`s administration (end on June 2021).
The Minister of Roads and Urban Development stated that the Rasht-Astara railway project is being implemented according to schedule.
“Connection of the Iranian railway to the Afghan railway network and the connection of Chabahar to Zahedan via the railway are underway and on the verge of opening,” said Eslami.
He stated that the completion of the free road and highway network is also underway so that the north-south and west-east corridors will benefit from the transportation capacity of these routes.
"The attractiveness of using Iran's opportunity in transit for the Eurasian Union will be doubled with the completion of infrastructure,” he said. “Therefore, in addition to developing infrastructure, we have tried to sign an agreement with the World Railway Union in the form of regional cooperation to play a role in the transit of goods.”
The Minister of Roads and Urban Development added that an attempt is made to minimize stops at terminals.