Tehran, Iran, December 12
By Mehdi Sepahvand - Trend:
The rail laying of the Astara-Astara bridge which connects Iran to Azerbaijan is to begin in a few days, according to the Iranian Astara’s Governor General Sirus Shafaqi, ILNA news agency reported.
Azerbaijan has finished a length of 8.5 kilometers of the project that falls in its territory. The Iranian side stretches 2.5 kilometers.
The railway bridge across the Astarachay River is a strategically important facility that will link railways of Azerbaijan and Iran and will be a part of the Astara (Azerbaijan)-Astara (Iran) section of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC).
The official said a train from Europe which is tasked with measuring the corridor’s length will enter the Iranian territory in a few days.