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Not quite a passenger rail service yet, but the link between Kerman and Zahedan in Iran is getting inaugurated on 14th August with the running of a Container Train from Islamabad Margala in Pakistan to Istanbul Hayderpasa in Turkey, with a gauge change (5'6" to 4'8.5") at Zahedan in Iran.
This is reported in the Mangalorean quoting IANS:
For more information about the Trans Asian Railway Projects of which this forms a critical part see "Trans Asian Railway"
This is reported in the Mangalorean quoting IANS:
The full article can be seen here.Islamabad, Aug 5 (IANS) A freight train link between Islamabad and Istanbul via Tehran is to be launched Aug 14, Pakistan's independence day.
The train will run from Islamabad's Margala Station to Istanbul's Haydarpasa Station via Tehran Station, APP news agency reported, quoting railway officials here.
Iran would provide trans-shipment facilities at its Zahedan station on the border with Balochistan.
For more information about the Trans Asian Railway Projects of which this forms a critical part see "Trans Asian Railway"