Kheirollah Khademi announced this on Sunday, adding that the construction operation of the substructure of the Rasht-Caspian Railway will be completed within the next two months.

The Persian Gulf will be connected to the Caspian Sea via rail by the Iranian month of Tir (June 22-July 22), Khademi stated.

The connection of the Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea via rail is the main aim behind the North-South Rail Transport Corridor, and this objective will be realized with the inauguration of the Rasht-Astara Railway, he noted.

The Rasht-Caspian Railway is under construction with significant physical progress, the deputy roads minister added.

Once the Rasht-Caspian Railway is put into operation, the possibility for rail transit will be provided from the Russian Federation to southern Iran, he concluded.