connecting the country's only ocean port to the rail network; The Habhar-Zahdan railway will be operational by the end of the year Rahmat Razai, the director of the Habhar-Zahedan railway project, announced the physical progress of this strategic mega-project at 94%, said that out of the total credit of the project of about 50 thousand billion tomans, almost 35 thousand billion tomans were guaranteed and allocated in the fourteenth government. With the completion of the rail laying operation in the Iranshar-Chabahar area and 80% progress in the Nikshahar and Khabahar passenger stations, this national project with the activity of more than 4,000 personnel will be ready for opening in the Fajr decade and at the latest by the end of this year. In addition to the economic prosperity of Sistan and Balochistan, the operation of this railway line with an annual capacity of 8 million tons will play a key role in the development of regional transit, connecting landlocked countries such as Afghanistan, and strengthening the corridor from North to South. Read the full text here.