The Iranian Minister of Transportation and Roads, Ahmed Kharam, said that the railway line being constructed between Tehran and Mashhad will be launched by the end of the current Iranian calendar year, reported Al-Wefaq . The cost of the railway line project totaled 1,400 billion Iranian Rials. The new railway line shortens the travel time for crossing the distance between Tehran and Mashhad from 14.5 hours to 8.5 hours. — (menareport.com)
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