Opening of the Hayratan to Mazar-i-Sharif line had been planned for July, but has been delayed “indefinitely”, Central Asia Online reported on 28 July 2011.
The delay is blamed on “legal and technical issues” including “the incompatibility of the railway’s track width with that of Afghan railways” – which seems a little odd – and the lack of Afghan locomotives, rolling stock and trained workers. There have also been problems with unstable ground.
More at “Afghan railway launch delayed” by Maksim Yeniseyev at Central Asia Online.