Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 8 /Trend, A.Yusifzade /
Iran and China will sign contract on constructing railroad in Iran over 5,300 kilometers in length, ISNA reported quoting the Managing director of the Iranian company for construction and expansion of transportation infrastructures Massoud Rahnama as saying.
Rahnama did not announce the date of signing just saying it occur during high-ranking Chinese delegation's visit to Iran.
According to Rahnama, the projects will cost over $12 billion.
Earlier, Rahnama said that Iran and China will cooperate under the projects on construction of eight railroads with a total length of about 5,000 kilometers in Iran.
Iran and China have agreed to construct about 5,000 kilometers of railroads, and also cooperate in transfer of railroad construction technology and building related factories, Rahnama added.
He further said that Iran-China Railroad Office has been set up to facilitate the implementation of the projects.
Rahnama named the eight railroads, which will be constructed with collaboration of China: Tehran-Mashhad with a length of 900 kilometers, Tehran-Qom-Esfahan with a length of 410 kilometers, Qazvin-Rasht-Anzali-Astara with a length of 370 kilometers.
Other projects include: Arak-Kermanshah-Khosravi with a length of 569 kilometers, Chabahar-Zahedan-Mashhad with a length of 1,340 kilometers, Gorgan-Bojnourd-Mashhad with a length of 646 kilometers, Tehran-Hamedan-Sanandaj with a length of 408 kilometers and Sari-Rasht with a length of 366 kilometers.
Earlier in December, Managing Director of the Railways of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abdolali Saheb-Mohammadi said Tehran is negotiating with Beijing on an express rail line project that is to run from the Iranian capital to the northeastern city of Mashhad.
