Origins of rail transit via Iran diversified

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN- The origins of transporting transit goods through the railway network of the country have been diversified in the current Iranian
the agreements we had with countries like Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and Russia, in the first quarter of this year, we transported 60,000
tons of potash fertilizer for the first time from eastern Russia to the destination country by rail through Russia, Kazakhstan,
capacities and potentials of rail transport of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the participation of Uzbekistan, Belarus, Russia,
Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan.As reported, the conference was aimed at making Iran's international rail transport
capacities more known, especially the advantages of international rail corridors passing through Iran.Senior directors and representatives
of railways from Central Asian countries, including Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Russia, along with
rail cargo forwarding companies from Uzbekistan and Russia, were present at this international gathering.Also, some Iranian international
rail transport companies participated in the one-day event to present their services and capabilities for international transport and
transit from Iran to the participants.Considering the strategic position of Iran, as well as the important international rail corridors from
north to south and east to west that pass through the country, as well as the connection of the railway network of the Islamic Republic of
Iran to open waters, Iran's route is one of the shortest, safest and most economical routes for rail transit from east to west, especially
the cargo transportation of the landlocked countries of Central Asia to Europe, India, as well as transportation of transit cargo from the
important ports of Iran.MA/MA