The CEO of Iran Railways announced that the project to connect the country’s railway lines to China is being pursued, and with its implementation, trade exchange and transportation between Iran and China will be facilitated. Jabarali Zakeri, Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development, stated today that a new strategic route to connect to China via Afghanistan is on the agenda.
Previously, the BRICS account had reported on China’s interest in building a road within Afghan territory that would enable faster oil supply and avoid maritime tensions with the United States in the South China Sea.
The new route connecting Iran to China runs from Herat to Mazar-e-Sharif and continues to Wakhan and China.
The volume of cargo transported via the Khaf–Herat railway line has increased 2.5 times, from 15,000 tons last year, and with the completion of this route’s capacity and its extension to Mazar-e-Sharif, it could reach nearly 100,000 tons per month.
