Azerbaijan officially inaugurated a new cross-border link to the Iranian city of Astara when a first test train crossed the newly-constructed dual-gauge (1520mm and 1435mm gauge) bridge over the Astarachay river, which divides the two countries.
Construction on the 8.3km link began in April 2016, and the line runs from Astara, Azerbaijan, to the Iranian border city of the same name. From here the plan is to connect the line with the Iranian Islamic Republic Railways (RAI) network at Qazvin following completion of the 167km Astara – Rasht line, construction of which is expected to start later this year, and the 160km Rasht – Qazvin section, which is nearing completion.
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