Speaking to IRNA, Ranjkesh said in the first phase of the operation a 600-meter-long rail track was laied while grounds are to be prepared for the second phase which complete the whole project in the Iranian side.
Iran-Azerbaijan railway is part of a larger national development project called the North-South Corridor which is to be used for transfer of goods and passengers.
The Iran-Azervaijan railway project will connect Iran to the Euro-Asian marketplace after its completion.
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