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

railway

Cities

Qom
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Kerman
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Zahedan
Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Distance

1343km
new
– km
rehabilitated
1343km
existing
– km

Cost

$400m
$400,000,000

Phases

planned,

Objective

Increased throughput capacity of Iranian rail‑ ways, reduced INSTC cargo delivery times in Iran

Description

Construction of secondary tracks and electrification of certain sections of the key railway lines in Iran to support combined freight and passenger traffi

Finance

Operators

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Islamic Republic of Iran Railways
Company

Sources

eabr.org
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