Qazvin-Rasht Railroad to Come on Stream in 3 Months

The railroad to connect the two Iranian cities of Qazvin and Rasht has made 81% physical progress and is scheduled to come on stream during the second month of the next Iranian year (starting March 21), an official with the Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructure Company affiliated with the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development said.
“The track-laying of the 164-kilometer-long project will be completed by the end of the current Iranian year. So far, 14.6 trillion rials (close to $325 million) worth of investments have gone into Qazvin-Rasht Railroad that needs an additional $55.64 million for completion,” Ali Akbar Mardi was also quoted as saying by IRNA.