BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 9. Freight transportation from China to the Saveh County of the Markazi Province, located in central Iran, has been activated via the railways of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, Qassem Motallebi, an official at the customs office of the Kaveh Special Economic Zone (SEZ), told reporters, Trend reports.
As per his assessment, to date, a cumulative total of 25,000
metric tons of freight has been transited along the specified
corridor.
Motallebi indicated that the execution of four novel agreements
with the private sector in the Kaveh Special Economic Zone is
projected to catalyze an uptick in cargo throughput via the
designated route, anticipating a surge to 55,000 tons within the
forthcoming month.
The official articulated that the utilization of rail transport
engenders cost efficiencies, optimizes fuel consumption metrics,
enhances cargo transit safety protocols, and diminishes reliance on
terrestrial and maritime logistics frameworks.
“Annually, a throughput of 300,000-400,000 tons of goods, with a
valuation of $1 billion, is facilitated through the customs
operations of the Kaveh Special Economic Zone, operating under the
auspices of international trade modalities (export, import,
transit),” he elaborated.
The total linear extent of railway infrastructure in Iran is
quantified at 14,984 kilometers. A total of 993 locomotives,
alongside a fleet of 29,950 freight wagons and 2,178 passenger
wagons, are operational within the Iranian railway
infrastructure.
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