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Blast kills four, injures two along Herat-Khaf railway

A bomb blast on Tuesday killed four guards of Herat-Khaf railway and wounded two others in Afghanistan.

Minister: Iran ready to build railway in Afghanistan

Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami referred to sustainable development as Iran’s strategy in the region, saying Iran is ready to connect Khaf-Herat railway to Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan.

Iran, Turkey, Pakistan plan to revive railway line: Report

Iran, Turkey and Pakistan plan to revive a railway line connecting Istanbul to Tehran and Islamabad and ultimately extend it to China, Tokyo-based newsmagazine Nikkei Asia reported.

Khaf-Herat railway great achievement for Afghan people: Minister

Khaf-Herat joint railway project is a great achievement for Afghanistan’s people, said the Afghan minister of commerce and industry, adding by connecting this railway line to Chabahar-Zahedan railroad, southeastern Iran, another window will open for development of trade between Tehran and Kabul.

President Rouhani: Khaf-Herat railway to strengthen Iran-Afghanistan ties

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday hailed inauguration of Khaf-Herat railway in an online ceremony with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani saying it is benefiting for both the Iranian and Afghan people.

Jahangiri invites SCO members to participate in Chabahar-Zahedan railway project

Iranian First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri invited members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to participate in the huge Chabahar-Zahedan railway project.

Iran-Afghanistan railway to become operational by Dec. 20: Minister

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Iran to construct nearly 4,000km of roads, railways: Deputy minister

Iran will construct 3,956 kilometers of roads and railways, worth about $5.7 billion, by the end of the next Iranian year (March 20, 2022), said Deputy Roads and Urban Development Minister Kheirollah Khademi.

Track-laying for Chabahar-Zahedan railway started

Roads and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami inaugurated the track-laying operations of the Chabahar-Zahedan railway in a ceremony on Wednesday in Sistan and Baluchestan Province.

Hamedan-Sanandaj railway to be operational by next summer: Minister

The executive operation of the Hamedan-Sanandaj railway, with a length of 150 km in western Iran started on Monday, said the minister of roads and urban development, adding that is expected to be operational by next summer.

Iran, Afghanistan to connect railway networks soon: Minister

Iranian Roads and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami announced on Sunday that by opening the Khaf-Herat railway, the railway networks of the two countries will be connected next (Iranian) month (October 22-November 20).

Iran’s side of Herat-Khaf railway near completion

The Iranian section of the Khaf-Herat railway will be completed in the next two months, the Iranian Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Khatiti said.

Iran to launch Zahedan-Chabahar railway next year

The Zahedan-Chabahar railway, in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, will become operational in the next Iranian year (starting March 21, 2021), said the head of Parliament’s Construction Committee.

Minister: Ardebil-Mianeh railway to help Azerbaijan get connected to Persian Gulf

Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami said that the Republic of Azerbaijan will gain access to the Persian Gulf region via the Ardebil-Mianeh railway.

Iraq to soon begin construction work on railway link to Iran: Iraqi official

A senior Iraqi official said that work for a key rail link connecting the country to the neighboring Iran will begin in the very near future.