The Russian Financial Services Company and the Iranian CDTIC signed documents on the construction of the 162 km long Rasht-Astra railway, Vadomosti writes. The parties agreed on access to areas for engineering surveys along the entire route. The section will connect the networks of the two countries and become part of the international North-South corridor for transporting goods to the Persian Gulf and South Asia.

The Russian Financial Services Company and the Iranian CDTIC signed documents on the construction of the 162 km long Rasht-Astra railway, Vadomosti writes. The parties agreed on access to areas for engineering surveys along the entire route. The section will connect the networks of the two countries and become part of the international North-South corridor for transporting goods to the Persian Gulf and South Asia.