{"id":512,"date":"2008-10-20T22:52:45","date_gmt":"2008-10-20T21:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ccgi.ajg41.plus.com\/?p=512"},"modified":"2008-10-20T22:52:45","modified_gmt":"2008-10-20T21:52:45","slug":"herat-line-60-complete-more-railways-planned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andrewgrantham.co.uk\/afghanistan\/herat-line-60-complete-more-railways-planned\/","title":{"rendered":"Herat line 60% complete, more railways planned"},"content":{"rendered":"

Quqnoos<\/a> reports on the construction of the line from Iran to Herat.<\/p>\n

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Railway to Iran nears end of the tracks<\/a><\/h3>\n

Written by Zabiullah Jhanmal
\nSunday, 19 October 2008 10:32<\/p>\n

Ministry hopes to have the railway finished by the end of the year<\/h4>\n

A new railway linking Iran with the western Afghan city of Herat is 60% complete<\/strong>, the Ministry of Public Affairs said.<\/p>\n

The Khawaf-Herat railway, built by the government of Iran, is expected to be completed by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

The ministry said it planned to build more railway lines<\/strong> to meet the demand for transportation links between Afghanistan and its neighbours, who use Afghanistan as a transit route for goods travelling to other parts of the region.<\/p>\n

The ministry says rail transport is five times cheaper than transporting goods by road.<\/p>\n

But one kilometer of railway built in Afghanistan costs about $2 million, the ministry said, and a planned railway between Herat and Tajikistan<\/strong> will cost about $4 billion.<\/p>\n

Deputy minister for public affaris, Ahmad Wali Rasooli, said: “After the completion of road constructions throughout the country, and with the increase of transported goods, we are now turning our attention to railroads.<\/p>\n

“Now there is a real need for the construction of rail-roads in the country. We plan to connect our borders with our neighboring countries via rail.”<\/p>\n

The ministry said the construction of railways between Afghansitan and its neighbours would speed up the flow of goods across the country\u2019s borders.
\nSource: Quqnoos<\/a><\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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