Iran
“We hope our neighbours will join us by completing their projects and unlocking the benefits of these huge investments.” Taleb Zare
will form part a new route linking Iran with Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. According to the Economic Cooperation Organisation, an intergovernmental organisation representing 10 countries in the region, the much longer section through Turkmenistan is also more than 50% complete.
In the west, RAI hopes to complete the 566km line from Arak to Kermanshah
and the Iraqi border near Qasr-e-Shirin by the end of next year. Eventually this will be met by a 180km line from Baghdad. Iran has also made progress with links to southern Iraq, and has completed the line from Ahvak to Khorramshahr close to the border. This leaves just an 80km gap to reach Basra, although this will require construction of a bridge across the River Tigris. Iran
is also constructing a 114km line between the port of Bandar-e-Emam Khomeyni and Khorramshahr which will halve the rail distance between the two towns. With the construction of a southern link to Iraq, this could also provide a useful connection between the Iranian port and Basra. Zare told the conference in Amman that civil works had been completed on the line between Sangan and the Afghan border, and construction continues on the remainder of the 191km line to Harat. “With the completion of these projects we will meet our commitment to the UIC to bridge missing links in the regional rail network,” says Zare. “We hope our neighbours will join us by completing their projects and unlocking the benefits of these huge investments.” Other key projects currently under
construction include a 205km direct line between Miyaneh and Tabriz on the Tehran - Jolfa line, bypassing the sinuous section through Maragheh; a 424km high-speed line between Qom and Esfahan; a 506km line from Esfahan to Shiraz; and a 570km line from Zahedan to Iranshahr and the port of Chabahar. IRJ
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