First Russian train with India-bound cargo arrives in Iran

The first Russian India-bound cargo train has reached the territory of Iran via the North-South transit railway, the IRNA news agency reported, citing Minister of Roads and Urban Development Rostam Ghasemi.

According to the report, the train transporting 39 freight containers entered the territory of Iran on Tuesday through the Sarkhas railway station on the border with Turkmenistan. According to Ghasemi, the train has covered the distance of about 3,800 kilometers.

The cargo is now to be delivered to the Persian Gulf port of Shahid Rajaei in the south of Iran, to be later shipped to India by sea.

"Thanks to good agreements and contracts, signed with countries like Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, and the accessibility of this route for deliveries of Russian goods to countries like Lindia, the train will keep moving along this route," Rostam Ghasemi said.