1st Iranian Train with Domestically Manufactured Wagons Departs for Uzbekistan

The director general of foreign trade of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways announced on Monday the departure of a first Iranian train with indigenously manufactured wagons from Sarakhs in Khorasan Razavi Province to Bukhara in Uzbekistan.

“This important achievement was realized through the extensive railway diplomacy adopted since the beginning of the current government, and in this regard, today the first train with 40 Iranian wagons departed from Sarakhs border to Bukhara station in Uzbekistan,” Shahriar Naqizadeh said in an exclusive interview with IRNA.

Stressing that Iranian fleets in the past were not allowed to operate in Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and shipments from our country were allowed to pass with wagons from Commonwealth countries, he said Iran Railways is witnessing after extensive efforts and follow-ups the dispatch of trains with Iranian wagons in such countries.

“This train is carrying iron and sponge iron products and is currently traveling towards Bukhara after passing through Turkmenistan,” Naqizadeh added.

Last week in Istanbul, an important six-party railway agreement was signed between the Islamic Republic of Iran, China, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan, aiming to develop commodity exchanges from China to Europe via Tehran.

The East-West railway corridor has managed to reduce the transit time for goods by about one-third compared to the sea route. - Iran Daily