BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct. 28
By Elnur Baghishov - Trend:
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will attend the ceremony of commissioning the Mianeh-Bostanabad railway in Iran’s western East Azerbaijan province, Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami said.
“After the commissioning of this railway, the travel time to Tabriz city will be reduced by four hours,” Eslami added, Trend reports referring to Fars news agency.
The Iranian minister expressed hope that after the allocation of the funds, this railway will be connected with Julfa and this railway will be closer to the Turkish border.
“This five-year program as part of the project envisages about 150 trillion rials (about $3.57 billion),” Eslami added. “Some funds have been already allocated while the rest will be ensured through the local funds.”
The minister added that Iran is in the intersection of four routes.
"Among Iran’s achievements are its joining the Council for Railway Transport of the CIS and Baltic States, development of the cooperation with Turkey in this sphere, the commissioning of the Astara Terminal and transportation of goods to northern Russia by railway," the minister said.
