Photos show progress on Iran's Rasht-Astara rail link
Newly released images document ongoing construction of a railway meant to connect Iran to the wider North-South transport corridor.
A set of photographs published by Iran's state news agency IRNA shows construction under way on the Rasht-Astara railway, a project intended to form part of the International North-South Transport Corridor.
According to IRNA, the images depict various stages of the line's development, though the agency did not provide a specific timeline for completion.
The corridor is designed to link markets across the region by rail, and the Rasht-Astara segment is considered one of its key remaining links.
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- In photos: Rasht–Astara railway project moving forward — IRNA (Iran)
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