BAKU, Azerbaijan, March. 18
Trend:
A part of the Chabahar-Zahedan railway will be opened soon in the coming months, the head of the Planning and Budget Organization announced.
"In Fars province, the Eghlid railway to Yazd is being completed, which will be opened by next month in Isfahan province, we have the Isfahan-Shahrekord railway, which will be completed soon.,” the head of the Planning and Budget Organization Mohammad Baqer Nobakht said, Trend reports citing Fars News Agency.
Referring to the other Iranian railway projects he says that the connection of Sanandaj to the national railway network is underway.
"A railway line from Mianeh to Ardabil is under construction, which will be opened soon,” he said.
Nobakht went on to announce a new rail route to Tabriz.
Referring to Persian Gulf to Caspian sea corridor he says that “We will have good news from the Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea and the Rasht railway connection in the coming months.”
He appreciated the efforts made by domestic wagon companies.
The head of PBO said that the length of Iran's railway networks increased by 40 percent in recent 8 years.