TEHRAN, Iran, April. 5
Trend:
Vice President and Head of the Budget and Planning Organization of Iran announced that the Zahedan-Khash railway will be opened in the next few months.
“Currently 46 projects are under construction with spending $135 million,” the Head of PBO Mohammad Baqer Nobakht said during his visit to Sistan and Balouchestan Province today on Monday, Trend reports citing IRNA.
He added that the Zahedan-Khash railway will bring about significant developments with regard to trade relations and will improve southeastern provinces' conditions.
“The railway will use 90 percent for transferring cargo and 10 percent for passengers,” he noted.
He went on to say that 17,000 housing units will be built for low-income households in Sistan and Baluchestan Province.
According to IRNA, Zahedan-Khash will create an eastern corridor, to connect Chabahar Port to Iran's railway network, Central Asian states, help develop Makran and pave the way for promoting Sistan and Baluchestan economy.
The Iranian government earlier announced that it will finish the construction of a railway that connects the oceanic port of Chabahar to Central Asia.
The 750-kilometer railroad starts from Shahid Beheshti harbor at Chabahar Port and will connect it to Zahedan, the provincial capital of Sistan and Baluchestan. The government has so far provided more than 950 million dollars for the mega railway project.
This railway will be later connected to Sarakhs on the Turkmen border, linking the Iranian railroads to Central Asian nations.
