Cargo train travels from Poland to Iran
TEHRAN(Basirat): Azerbaijan Republic Railway Company announced on Thursday that a testing move by train carrying containers in the route of Poland, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan Republic and Iran was paved successfully and the train paved the route for nine days.
The
company reported on Thursday that the testing container train moved
from Poland in the framework of transportation plan in international
route of South-West and entered Astara Station in Iran and now is
returning, according to IRNA.
According
to the report, 'A.D.E. Container Company' affiliated to Azerbaijan
Republic Railway Company, as contractor of the plan, with collaboration
of Swiss Company 'Hupac Intermodal' successfully executed the plan.
The
testing container train totally paved 2,356 kilometers, including 399
kilometers in Poland territory, 965 kilometers in Ukraine, 396
kilometers in Georgia and 596 kilometers in Azerbaijan Republic
territory and them Iran in nine days.
The train is equipped with GPS system, so during its move it can be traced
Slovkev
Station in Poland is in conjunction for railroad width 1520 mm and
European standard of 1435 mm, which prepares the possibility to deliver
consignments from west European states to this station and then prepared
possibility to transport them through South-West Route.
The
aim of launching this route is to transfer consignments from Southwest
Asian countries to Eastern Europe and then to Western Europe through
Iran, Azerbaijan Republic, Georgia and Ukraine.
Source:Irandailynews
