Iran to finish construction of 10,000 kilometers of railways

Azerbaijan, Baku, June 3/Trend M. Moezzi/ Iran has 10,000 kilometers of railways under construction. The projects are anywhere between 5 to 85 percent finished, the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) quotes Abdol Ali Saheb Mohammadi, the head of Iran Railways as saying. One rail corridor being worked on is the North-South project ,which will pass through the Capsian's east and west. The Tehran-Mashhad rail line will be powered by electricity though private investments and other projects, including Tabriz-Azadshahr and Qom-Esfahan-Mashhad lines, Mr Saheb Mohammadi said. The railway director said the Mazandaran Province's railways are old and partnership is needed to improve conditions. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az