Iranian Railways (RAI) deputy, Mir-Hassan Mousavi, informed on negotiations for launching railway connection among Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.
Iran has on the agenda to expand railway ties with regional states, Central Asia and Caucasus in particular, in a bid to conduct freight transport to Europe.
Hassan Mousavi underlined that railway directors of Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan have begun negotiations and their next meeting is due to convene in six months.
The deputy stressed that Nakhchivan-Tabriz-Mashhad railway project became operational aiming to provide service to pilgrims who travel to Mashhad.
“Given that Iran and Azerbaijan Republic follow different railway standards, train bogie exchange will take place at Julfa border station in after the train crosses the border.”
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