Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Mehrdad Bazrpash, inaugurated the Yazd-Eghlid railway on Sunday, May 26, in the central province of Yazd. The Yazd-Eqlid railway, a connecting route along the North East-South West and South East-South West rail corridors in Iran, is 270 km long and has 12 stations, Tasnim reported. Some 245 km of this project are in Yazd Province and 25 km in Fars Province.
The railway project provides the southwestern provinces of Iran with fast and reliable access to the provinces of Hormuzgan, Kerman, Sistan and Balouchestan, South Khorasan, and Khorasan Razavi by reducing the rail distance by more than 310 kilometers, the minister said.
He also said that the construction of these rail lines can accelerate the transit of goods through Iran, as part of the major Iran Road project. The minister said that in the first two months of this Iranian year (which began on March 20), the country experienced a 57% growth in transit compared to the first two months of last year, while last year was also one of growth.
Transit can generate as much revenues for us as the oil sector can.
Mehrdad Bazrpash
Among the aim of this railway project is to facilitate rail freight transport from economic centers of active mines adjacent to the project, including Yazd dry port, Abarkoh’s Sarmad Iron and steel, iron ore concentrate, Abadeh refractory soil, etc. Due to having more than 30% return on investment, this project was the top priority for the Islamic Republic of Iran Railway.
It is expected that in the first year of operation the rail line will transport more than 3 million tons of freight and 1 million passengers. The speed of the passenger train is 160 km/h and the speed of the freight train is 120 km/h. Additionally, during this visit, 4157 housing units of the National Housing Movement Plan have be inaugurated.
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