{"id":6964,"date":"2017-10-17T17:58:12","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T16:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.andrewgrantham.co.uk\/afghanistan\/?p=6964"},"modified":"2019-02-24T20:44:37","modified_gmt":"2019-02-24T20:44:37","slug":"route-of-the-khaf-herat-railway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andrewgrantham.co.uk\/afghanistan\/route-of-the-khaf-herat-railway\/","title":{"rendered":"Route of the Khaf – Herat railway"},"content":{"rendered":"

An attempt to gather together some information on the construction phases of the Iran to Herat railway<\/a> line. Has anyone got a good map of the route?<\/p>\n

This should not be taken as definitive!<\/em> Corrections would be very welcome.<\/p>\n

Reported distances vary a bit between sources. Spellings vary a lot<\/em>. <\/p>\n

Updated with Stage 4 details 24 February 2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

Iran – Herat railway project construction phases<\/h4>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n

Country<\/th>\nStage<\/th>\nRoute<\/th>\n Length, km <\/th>\nFunding <\/th>\nConstruction completed <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Iran
76.8 km1<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n		Stage 1 <\/td>\nKhaf (Kahwaf, Khawaf, Khawaaf, Khauf, \u062e\u0648\u0627\u0641) (Junction at 24 km on the Torbat-e Heydariyeh – Sangan line) – Sangan2<\/a><\/sup> (serves mines?)<\/td>\n 14?<\/td>\nIran<\/td>\nSeptember 2016<\/a>3<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stage 2 <\/td>\n Sangan – Myothek – Khoshbeh – Iran\/Afghanistan border at Shamtiq (Shematigh, Shmtygh, \u0634\u0645\u062a\u06cc\u063a)
\n4<\/a><\/sup>\n<\/td>\n		~62 km<\/td>\nIran<\/td>\nplanned for October 2017? <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Afghanistan<\/td>\nStage 3 <\/td>\nborder at Shamtiq – Jono (Jonaw, Junaw) near the Islam Qala – Herat road to the north of Ghourian (Ghoryan, \u063a\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0627\u0646, Ghurian) 5<\/a><\/sup>6<\/a><\/sup> <\/td>\n61.2 <\/td>\nIran<\/td>\n30 km October 2017, rest January 20197<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stage 4 Phase 1<\/td>\nJono – Robat Paryan (Rabat Pariyan)<\/td>\n 43 km<\/td>\nAfghanistan (supported by Italy?)<\/td>\nConstruction approved February 20198<\/a><\/sup> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stage 4 Phase 2<\/td>\nRobat Paryan – Herat (\u0647\u0631\u0627\u062a\u200e\u200e) industrial area and Airport <\/td>\n c.20 km <\/td>\nAfghanistan, supported by Italy?<\/td>\nConstruction not yet approved as of February 2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n