Iran to build 700 km of railways by the end of year

By the end of the presidential term of Hassan Rouhani, the length of the double-track railway sections will have reached 1,300 km, the Director General of the company ‘’Railways of the Islamic Republic of Iran’’, Said Mohammadzade said.

According to him, the railroad tracks connecting Tehran and Karaj are being reconstructed now.

The Minister for Roads and Urban Development of Iran, Abbas Akhundov, noted in his turn that by the end of the current Iranian year 1395, 700 km of the double-track railway will have been set up, which is 300 km more than the last year's figure, Iran.ru reports.