Iranian Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Saeed Mohammadzadeh announced that the Astara (Iran)-Astara (Azerbaijan) project will be commissioned in March 2017.
During a meeting between the Deputy Minister and the head of Azerbaijan Railways Javid Gurbanov, the two sides discussed the development of the railway terminal in Iran’s Astara, as well as the overall work on the implementation of the North-South project, as Astara-Astara line is part of the International North-South Transport Corridor.
The length of the line is 10 km of which 8 km are on Azerbaijan’s territory, and 2 km are passing through Iran. The construction of the railway bridge over the Astarachay River also nears completion. The construction of the bridge, that forms the border between the two similarly-named towns of Astara in Azerbaijan and Iran, was launched in April 2016. The length of the railroad bridge is expected to reach 82.5 meters, while its width will amount to 10.6 meters.
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