Afghan railroads, past, present and future
محصلین خط آهن افغانستان در کشور اوزبیکستان که درسهایشان به علت شیوع ویروس کرونا برای مدتی تعطیل شده بود، دو باره بهصنفهای خویش بازگشته و روند آموزش را از سر گرفتند.
جزییات بیشتر: https://t.co/i6ZoWJCZSP pic.twitter.com/ZirbAUglxi— Afghanistan Railway Authority (@AfGrailway) November 25, 2020
#خطآهن_محرک_انکشاف_و_اتصال_منطقوی
د هرات-خوافاوسپنې پټلۍ د انځورنو په روایت pic.twitter.com/swSEKgI4cL— Afghanistan Railway Authority (@AfGrailway) November 23, 2020
#د_هرات_خواف_اوسپنې_پټلۍ_د_انځورنو_په_روایت
د اوسپنې پټلۍ د سیمهییزو اتصال او پرمختګ محرک pic.twitter.com/LgjCISaPc7
— Afghanistan Railway Authority (@AfGrailway) November 23, 2020
A test train has carried officials from Iran and Afghanistan on the 62 km third section of the railway under construction from Khaf in Iran to Afghanistan’s Herat province.1
The train on 28 October 2020 comprised MAPNA/Siemens Safir/Iranrunner diesel locomotive2 number 1540 and two coaches. It ran from Iran as far as Rosank(?) station in Herat province, returning to Iran again in the evening.
Officials from bth countries inspected the line, stations and other installations on the line, which forms the third section of the long-running Khaf – Herat railway project and is expected to be officially opened in the near future.3
The Afghanistan Railway Authority said the new railway would provide the country with access to Iran’s railway network and sea ports, as well as to the railway networks of Turkey and Europe. This would enable Afghanistan merchants to export goods quickly, safely and at a low cost.
(Photos: Afghanistan Railway Authority)
Construction of the 30 km railway extension to Andkhoy from Aqina on Afghanistan’s border with Turkmenistan.
د افغانستان د اوسپنې پټلۍ خپلواکې ادارې د آقینې- اندخوی اوسپنې پټلۍ پروژې لپاره د اړتیا وړ اوسپنې پټلۍ خام توکي چمتو…
د لا زیاتو معلوماتو لپاره: https://t.co/2h4bRBRwAI pic.twitter.com/BjcLqHqmr9
— Afghanistan Railway Authority (@AfGrailway) October 25, 2020
The Afghan Railways says 3,000 tonnes of goods have been imported to Afghanistan in the past two weeks.#Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/nrw5oSkDDA
— Hazratosman Noori (@HazratosmanN) August 14, 2020
Afghanistan is almost connected with #Iran via Herat- Khaf railwys.
Also Afghanistan will be connected with #Chabahar port through railways. pic.twitter.com/ywNl6YkEUw
— Waheed Faizi (@Imwaheedfaizi) July 7, 2020
President #AshraGhani issued a decree to suspend a previous order to merge the Ministry of Public Works, the Civil Aviation Authority, the Directorate of Railways, and the Traffic Department of the Ministry of Interior all with the Ministry of Transport. #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/3WKhrjTj7o
— AfPak Now (@AfPakNow) May 21, 2020
With the aim of supporting small and private-sector Uzbek exporters, Uzbekistan’s national railway UTY has launched a thrice-weekly accelerated freight service to Afghanistan. This ‘high speed’ service reduces the normal transit time from Tashkent to Hairatan from 5-6 days to 2 days.
The first of the ‘high speed’ freight trains left Tashkent on 16 April with 14 wagons, and an additional 36 wagons were attached along the route. As of 24 April 2020 four trains had been operated, moving a total of 218 wagons.
UTY said it accepts all types of cargo, and provides various types of wagons, containers and tanks. Payment is made ‘in any convenient form’, and the transport tariff remains unchanged.
Details: Information for entrepreneurs on high-speed freight trains, Uzbekistan Railways, 24 April 2020
TURKMEN-AFGHAN TALKS IN THE FIELD OF TRANSPORT
On April 16, 2020, a video conference was held between the representatives of the “Türkmendemirýollary” agency [=Turkmenistan’s national railway], open joint-stock company “Demiryollary” and the Railway Authority of the Ministry of Transport of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
The Turkmen side was headed by the Chairman of the “Türkmendemirýollary” agency A.Atamyradov. The Afghan side was led by the General Director of the Railway Authority of Afghanistan Mohammad Yamma Shams.
During the meeting, issues related to the construction of the Akina-Andkhoy railway line, the work carried out under the project for the construction of the Turgundi-Herat railway were discussed.
The participants also exchanged views on optimizing transit freight traffic and wagons passing through the IRA, further developing of the transport corridor between the Lapis Lazuli agreement participating countries. Separately, issues of obtaining visas for railway workers and other issues were considered.
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan