From a dead end to a lifeline Parisa Arfani ▫ According to Echo Iran, the Economic Council headed by Mohammad Reza Aref, the first vice president, approved the method of financing the construction of the two-track electric railway Khavaran-Tabriz-Marand-Hashtoriya; A decision that can speed up the process of completing one of the important links of Iran's railway network on the east-west route. ▫ This project is supposed to connect Iran's railway network to the Turkish border through the northwest of the country and develop the possibility of moving cargo between Central Asia, Iran, Turkey and the routes leading to Europe. ▫ The importance of this decision in the current situation is not limited only to the establishment of a new railway line. Geographically, Iran is in a position that can be a communication route between the countries of Central Asia, the Caucasus, Turkey and European markets; However, the economic exploitation of this situation depends on the continuity of the transportation network, the capacity of the cargo, the cost of transit and the time of stopping at the borders. ▫ In such a situation, the completion of the Khavaran to Hamturia line can partially compensate for the gap between Iran's geographical capacity and its actual performance in transit. Full report on the Echo Iran website.

From a dead end to a lifeline Parisa Arfani ▫ According to Echo Iran, the Economic Council headed by Mohammad Reza Aref, the first vice president, approved the method of financing the construction of the two-track electric railway Khavaran-Tabriz-Marand-Hashtoriya; A decision that can speed up the process of completing one of the important links of Iran's railway network on the east-west route. ▫ This project is supposed to connect Iran's railway network to the Turkish border through the northwest of the country and develop the possibility of moving cargo between Central Asia, Iran, Turkey and the routes leading to Europe. ▫ The importance of this decision in the current situation is not limited only to the establishment of a new railway line. Geographically, Iran is in a position that can be a communication route between the countries of Central Asia, the Caucasus, Turkey and European markets; However, the economic exploitation of this situation depends on the continuity of the transportation network, the capacity of the cargo, the cost of transit and the time of stopping at the borders. ▫ In such a situation, the completion of the Khavaran to Hamturia line can partially compensate for the gap between Iran's geographical capacity and its actual performance in transit. Full report on the Echo Iran website.