BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 29
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
The length of Iran's railway lines will exceed 14,000 kilometers by the end of the current Iranian year (from March 21, 2021 through March 20, 2022), Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami said, Trend reports citing IRINN.
He made the remark in an event dedicated to the launch of roads and railway lines in Iran today on July 29, 2021.
According to Eslami, the length of Iran's railways was 10,400 km eight years ago. About 1,520 km of railway lines have been laid in Iran over the past eight years (the current government of Iran has been in power since 2013), and 5 provinces of Iran have been connected to the country's railway line.
The minister added that there are currently 8 railway projects being implemented in Iran's Kurdistan, Ardabil, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari provinces. These railway lines are expected to become functional in the coming months.
“At present, there are two international railway lines operating in Iran. These are Gorgan-Incheh Borun and Khaf-Herat railway lines,” he said.
Today on July 29, 2021, an event dedicated to the the launch of road and railway lines at a cost of 109 trillion rials (about $2.6 billion) in 7 provinces of Iran (Yazd, Fars, Zanjan, Qazvin, Isfahan, Alborz and Mazandaran) was held.
The event was attended by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami and other officials in online format.