Sarakhs Rail Transit Up 16%

EghtesadOnline: Rail transit via the northeastern Sarakhs border crossing on Iran-Turkmenistan border during the first three months of the current Iranian fiscal year (March 21-June 21) stood at 205,000 tons, registering a 16% rise compared with the corresponding period of a year before, the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development reported on its website.

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12 July 2017

The goods in transit mainly included fertilizer, sulfur, cotton and chemicals. Iran is offering discounts of up to 50% on rail transit to encourage countries in its neighborhood and beyond to ship their products through Iranian railroads. Sarakhs in the eastern North Khorasan Province accounts for 72% of Iran’s total rail transit, according to Financial Tribune.