Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul freight train started training
“Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Freight Train Project” between Pakistan, Iran and Turkey has started again with the train departing from Islamabad today.
A demonstration was held at the Margalla Train Station in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, for the Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Freight Train Project.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmud Qureshi, Railways Minister Mohammad Azam Khan Swati, Turkey’s Ambassador to Islamabad İhsan Mustafa Yurdakul, Iran’s Ambassador to Islamabad Muhammed Ali Huseyni, and many guests from the Economic Organization attended the ceremony.
Qureshi described this development as historical and said that this road will open new avenues for trade and business.
Qureshi pointed out that new trade routes could be opened with Europe.
Expeditions will begin for passengers
Benefiting from Mohammad Azam Khan Swati, Minister of Railways, “Turkey is very important to my Iranian government.” said.
Swati explained that with this way, the transportation is 50 percent more “learning” than the convenient sea route, for now, the train departing from Islamabad will arrive in Istanbul in 10 days, and it may drop in 3 days with the departure of the infrastructure.
Swati also conveyed the train services of the transport train for passengers.
Emphasis on connection to Europe
Emphasizing that Turkey’s Ambassador Yurda Economic Cooperation Organization has taken a very important step in the world, “This project has been on the agenda for a long time. If it is one that develops a workshop, economic and commercial between countries.” he said.
In Yurda, it is hopeful for us that those who depart from Islamabad do not stop in Istanbul, expressing the trend that is going to Europe.
Events in Pakistan to the project that will take place in 2009 between the three countries. It was the last bargain in 2011.
The train track in question is more than 6 thousand 543 kilometers.
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