Sections of Chabahar-Zahedan Rail Project Inaugurated

The inauguration of sections of Zahedan-Khash railroad was attended by First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, Governor General of Sistan-Baluchestan Hossein Modarres-Khiabani and a group of Iranian officials.
“Given the capacity of the border, ports and free trade zone, the construction of Chabahar-Zahedan railroad is one of the mega projects of Sistan-Baluchestan,” Modarres-Khiabani was quoted as saying by the news portal of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development.
"The project, launched in the fiscal 2013-14 in eight sections, has made 62% progress. Today, sections seven and eight with a length of 150 km were inaugurated,” he added.