Some photos of the Khaf – Herat railway project, posted on Twitter by Ahmad Mirzad, Online News Editor at 1TV.
#Khawaf-Herat Railway, #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/VPbMpSSkRu
— Ahmad Mirzad (@Ahmad07Mirzad) October 3, 2017
Photographs
Hairatan photo
Not sure what is happening here, but there is a train.
امروزسه شنبه27.04.1396ریاست اداره خدمات بندرحیرتان(شرکت استراس)پورت نمبر5خویش راواقع میدان هوایی ولایت بلخ رسماًافتتاح کرد#حیرتان#hairatan pic.twitter.com/MRLf742Ldu
— Hairatan City (@Hairatan_City) July 18, 2017
Aqina exports
برای اولین بار ۱۱۷ تن کشمش از طریق خط آهن بندر آقینه به ترکمنستان صادر شد#Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/kV0O88fiCs
— زندگی زیبا (@Zandagi_Zayba) May 10, 2017
AP Archive footage of the Friendship Bridge
An undated AP video of the Uzbek end of the Friendship Bridge. “Kharitom” is another variant spelling of Hairaton, Hayratan etc to add to the list…
Turkmenistan – Aqina railway photographs
Some photos of the railway from Turkmenistan to Aqina on the Afghan border, which was opened in November 2016.
30,000 tons commercial goods imprted via #Aqina port frm #Turkmenistan n 2 past months,this railway inaugrated 2 months ago#Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/YBnCwRwLcn
— Sawabdin Makhkash (@smakhkash) April 11, 2017
#Aqina(Afghanistan)- Imamnazar(Turkmenistan) railway connects #Afghanistan– #Turkmenistan #trade #transit #transport #energy #Fuel pic.twitter.com/DPFXJMdvtM
— Sawabdin Makhkash (@smakhkash) January 25, 2017
Rail freight in Hairatan
Freight from China arrives in Hairatan
Video showing freight service from China arriving at Hairatan.
Afghanistan’s railway door to Europe
Some pictures have appeared showing the new railway at Aqina on the Turkmenistan – Afghanistan border.
#Aqeena railway gate,Door to #Europe from #Afghanistan.
In near future will inaugurate pic.twitter.com/fmcAsUgXmy— Waheed Faizi (@waheedfaizisafi) November 20, 2016
It would be nice if the opening ceremony led to a consensus on romanised spellings of the various place names – it would make tracking the project so much easier!
Photo of the Atamurat – Aqina railway?
The Khaama Press story Lazuli railway network to link Afghanistan to Europe and China soon published on 19 October 2016 has a photo which might be of the new railway from Atamurat in Turkmenistan to the Afghan border and Aqina. If so, this is only the second time I have seen photos of the line.
Lazuli railway network to link Afghanistan to Europe and China soon
https://t.co/ru3GniaIny pic.twitter.com/8q5HkVufdI— Khaama Press (KP) (@khaama) October 19, 2016
Photos of development in Afghanistan
The Asian Development Bank website has published some photos by Kabul-born documentary photographer Jawad Jalali, who “traveled across Afghanistan to capture the country’s development through his lenses”. He said “the most amazing thing for me is the railway, for the first time I was experiencing a train in our own soil and country.”
According to ADB, “an expanded railway system covering 4,425 kilometers is expected to be developed in the future and is expected to connect the majority of the country’s population centers”.