Official: Persian Gulf to Be Connected to Caspian Sea via Rail in Two Months

Date: 14 May 2023 - 22:31

News ID: ۱۱۵۰۵۷

TEHRAN – The managing director of Iran’s Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures Company (CDTIC) Kheirollah Khademi said on Sunday that the Persian Gulf will be connected to the Caspian Sea via rail within the next two months.
Khademi added that the construction operation of the substructure of the Rasht-Caspian Railway will be completed within the next two months.
The Persian Gulf will be connected to the Caspian Sea via rail by the Iranian month of Tir (June 22-July 22), Khademi stated.
The connection of the Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea via rail is the main aim behind the North-South Rail Transport Corridor, and this objective will be realized with the inauguration of the Rasht-Astara Railway, he noted.
The Rasht-Caspian Railway is under construction with significant physical progress, the deputy roads minister added.
Once the Rasht-Caspian Railway is put into operation, the possibility for rail transit will be provided from the Russian Federation to southern Iran, he concluded.