Trans-Afghan Railway with the Russian standard gauge?

The authorities in Afghanistan have decided to use the 1520 mm gauge for the construction of the Trans-Afghan Railway,this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply, with a reference to @LogiStan.

This was announced by the CEO of the Afghan Railway Authority, Baht-ur-Rahman Sharafat.

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According to him, this is done to ensure that trains from Russia and the CIS countries do not have to change their platforms on the future railway line. “In Afghanistan, the railway gauge is 1435 mm, but they will provide the Russian gauge specifically for Russia,” emphasized Sharafat. He added that the official Kabul “very much wants Kazakhstan and Russia to join the project.”

It’s worth noting that after the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, the implementation of the Trans-Afghan Railway project (Termez – Mazar-i-Sharif – Kabul – Peshawar) was halted due to a lack of funding.

Source: tass.ru

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