AVA - Iran’s First Direct Freight Train Arrives In Afghanistan

According to Afghanistan Railway Authority, a freight train arrives in Herat through the Khaf-Herat Railway line for the first time.

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA)_Monitoring, Herat Railway officials say that the shipment weighs more than 600 tons, and is made up of equipment and supplies for the company that built Khaf-Herat Railway Line.

According to officials, an Iranian delegation arrived in Herat on Monday, also by rail, and the two sides discussed sustainable transportation via rail.

Mufti Mohammad Nasim Mohammadi, the head of the Herat Railway Department, says that this shipment includes 17 wagons that have transferred 655 tons of railway equipment and facilities for the contracting company.

Currently, this railway has entered Herat as a test, but the process of transporting commercial goods through the Khaf-Herat railway line will start soon, officials said.