Iran is accelerating the completion of the Tehran-Damascus railway construction following a meeting between the heads of Iran’s Ministry of Roads and Urban Development and Syria’s Ministry of Economy, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

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Discussions encompassed trade, energy, and the establishment of a free trade zone.

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The significance of completing the project to boost freight transport was emphasized.

Iran is ready to restore Syria’s railroads damaged by military actions.

The project’s realization will facilitate transportation through Iraq, forming a transit corridor to the Mediterranean ports and Bender Khomeini in the Persian Gulf.

The construction of the Basra-Shalamcheh line in Iraq, starting in September 2023, will become part of the Horremshehr-Basra railway, connecting with the Bender Khomeini-Tehran mainline in Ahvaz station.

Photo: Hossein Javadi/UNESCO

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