Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has endorsed the agreement on the construction of the Rasht - Astara railway line and the transfer of the entire 162-kilometer line to a Russian company to conduct surveys, Iranian Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development and Director General of Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures Company (CDTIC) Houshang Bazvand said.
Russia and Iran signed a package of documents on the Rasht-Astara railway line construction project, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Nikitin said.
According to Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, Russia is awaiting documentation from Iran to confirm that land acquisitions for the Rasht‑Astara railway section have been completed.
Russia and Iran hope to begin construction work on the Rasht-Astara railway line in northern Iran in 2027 and complete it within three years, Russian Railways First Deputy CEO Sergei Pavlov said.
Russia has announced the expected timeline for signing a contract with Iran for the Rasht‑Astara railway.
The practical implementation of the Rasht-Astara railway line project within the framework of the North-South international transport corridor will begin on April 1, 2026, Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov said.
Moscow and Tehran are jointly implementing the Rasht-Astara railway project. The cost of the project is €1.6 bln
Tehran has announced that two bilateral documents concerning the construction of the Rasht–Astara railway line will be signed with Russia on Saturday, February 14.
Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Saveliev held talks with Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani in Tehran.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Ashgabat, the Kremlin press service reported.
Construction on the Rasht-Astara railway line is expected to begin in the second half of March 2026, Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development of Iran and Executive Director of Iran Railways Jabbar Ali Zakeri said.
Iran plans to complete the land acquisition for the Rasht-Astara railway section of the International North-South Transport Corridor by the end of 2025
Russia and Iran will finalize a contract on the completion of construction operation of Rasht-Astara Railroad, Iran's minister of roads and urban development Farzaneh Sadegh said.
An agreement is anticipated shortly to kick off the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway in Iran, a strategic segment of the International North-South Transport Corridor, Director General for International Affairs at Iran’s Ministry of Transport and Urban Development Amin Taraffo said.
The construction of the Rasht-Astara railway line is scheduled to commence in 2026, following the completion of the land acquisition process. A Russian contractor has already secured a €1.6 billion export credit for the project.
Russian specialists are already present in Iran and working on the Rasht-Astara railway project, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk …
The project to build the Rasht-Astara railway section of the North-South International Transport Corridor has moved forward, as Iranian authorities have begun purchasing land for its construction.
Russian and Iranian transport ministers have agreed on signing of the agreement on construction of the Rasht-Astara railroad section of the North-South international transport corridor by this March, Iran's Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali …
Russian and Iranian Presidents Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian agreed that Moscow and Tehran will sign an agreement to start construction of the …
The timeframe for implementing joint Russian-Iranian transport projects will be discussed in talks between the Russian delegation and Iran's administration during the visit of Russian Deputy Prime Ministers Vitaly Savelyev and Alexei Overchuk …
