Iran is eyeing Japanese technology to establish a high-speed rail to expand its intercity transportation, according to a report. A small amount of intercity transportation in the country is carried out by rail, said the Press TV report.
Japan is known for establishing the first high-speed rail system known as the bullet train or the Shinkansen – an integrated transport system which has been adopted by many countries to connect major cities.
Iran plans to spend USD 8 billion over the next six years to revamp and expand its railway network, Mohammad Reza Netmatzadeh, Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade, was quoted as saying.
There are plans to stretch out the nationwide railroad line to 25,000 km by 2025 from under 15,000 km now, Netmatzadeh added.
Iranian Deputy Transportation Minister Valiollah Afkhami-Rad in a meeting with Japanese Director-General for Trade Policy in Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry Hirofumi Katase in Tehran also expressed Tehran’s tendency towards expanding its intercity rail transportation by means by Japan’s technology for establishing high-speed rail.
Photo: www.telegraph.co.uk / The Shinkansen near Mount Fuji, in Japan
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