BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 20. Iran will spend 88 trillion rials (about $152 million) on the purchase and repair of vehicles, Deputy CEO of Iran Railways Company for Planning and Economic Affairs Nourollah Beiranvand told reporters, Trend reports.
According to him, contracts and agreements will be signed between the government and local companies on July 20 regarding the purchase and repair of vehicles.
Beiranvand said that based on the contracts and agreements, 130 new passenger cars will be purchased, and 140 passenger cars will be repaired.
The company official noted that these contracts and agreements will help Iran Railways Company boost the potential of the country's railway transport.
The length of railway lines in Iran is 14,984 kilometers. The railway lines use 993 locomotives, 29,950 freight cars and 2,178 passenger cars.
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