The International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)

Total distance

7,958km

Total cost

US$24,562,000,354.7

Components

The International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) is a 7,200-km multi-mode network connecting India, Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, and Central Asia, aiming to boost trade, cut costs by 30%, and reduce travel times by 40% compared to the Suez Canal route. It serves as a vital strategic, post-sanctions alternative for Eurasian freight. The data has been assembled primarily through Eurasian Development Bank data.
Corridor trend or concept line

Rasht–Astara Railway Project

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Planned

Shahid Rajaee Port Terminal

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Operational

Port of Chabahar Shahid Beheshti Terminal

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Planned

Rasht-Qazvin Railway

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Operational

Chabahar to Zahedan Railway

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Under contruction

Tehran–Qom–Isfahan high-speed rail

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Under contruction

Shiraz to Bushehr Railway Project

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Planned

Alat to Astara Railway

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Under contruction

Astara to Astara Rail Link

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Operational

Isfahan-Shiraz Freeway

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Operational

Baku-Guba-Russian Federation Border Highway

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Operational

Port of Olya Special Economic Zone

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Under contruction

Lagan Port

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Under contruction

Construction of a bridge across the Volga on the Saratov– Ozinki–Kazakhstan Border road

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Under contruction

Reconstruction of the Syzran–Saratov–Volgograd road

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Operational

Construction of the Samara– Pugachyov–Engels– Volgograd road (R‑229

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Under contruction

Volgograd Bypass Project

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Operational

Electrification of the Rtishchevo– Kochetovka section

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Operational

Construction of the western bypass of the Saratov junction of the Volga Railway

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Construction of the Qazvin– Qom straightening railway section

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Planned

Construction and modernisation of the Zahedan–Birjand railway section

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Under contruction

Modernisation of the Qom–Bafq, Bafq–Kerman, Kerman– Zahedan railway sections

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Planned

Tabriz to Bazargan Motorway

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Under contruction

Moscow–Saint Petersburg Motorway

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Operational

Tambov–Volgograd– Astrakhan road (R‑22 Caspian)

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Under contruction