Hadi Tizhoush Taban said completion of the construction operation of the Rasht-Caspian Railway is underway and it is expected that the railway will become operational by the yearend.

The Rasht-Astara Railway is another project that can connect the country to the Republic of Azerbaijan, he added.

The 164 km Rasht-Astara railway route in Iran’s Gilan Province is of great importance in the International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC), since it is the only remaining rail part of this transport corridor.