An Iranian government official has forecasted that Qazvin-Rasht railway in northern Iran is expected to enter commercial service by August 2017. Tehran Government spokesman and the head of the Management and Planning Organization of Iran, Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, has said that the 164 kilometers-long railway will be inaugurated before ending President Hassan Rouhani’s first term in office, IRNA news agency informs.
The rail section, currently under construction, is a part of the North South transport corridor which connects Northern Europe with Southeast Asia through Iran and Azerbaijan.
The project is notable for its benefits not only for development of the economies of the two countries involved, but also for other countries, located along the railway route and the region as a whole.
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