Inauguration of Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway link

Inauguration ceremony for the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran (KTI) railway line has taken place in Etrek, Turkmenistan on 03DEC124; attended by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev and Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov.

The 935-kilometer Uzen-Bereket-Gorgan line is now the shortest railway connecting the three nations, making for faster transit times. The line is 1520 mm gauge as far as Etrek, with the Iranian section of the route being standard gauge. In Iran, the railway enables linkage to the national network, making its way to the ports of the Persian Gulf.

KTI railway line is initially forecast to carry five million tons of freight per year, with 10-12 million tons per year expected in the longer-term.

Photos from KTI railway line inauguration ceremony:

Siemens EuroRunner 24PC diesel-electric locomotive operated by Islamic Republic of Iran Railways

CSR Ziyang Locomotive operated by Turkmenistan Railways

GE Evolution TE33A locomotive built by Kazakhstan's LKZ factory, operated by Turkmenistan Railways

Inauguration ceremony attended by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev and Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov. Note KTI line display projected overhead.

On hand at KTI inauguration cermenony: Turkmen musicians performing traditional instruments

On hand at KTI inauguration ceremony: Turkmen women in traditional costume

On hand at KTI inauguration ceremony: Turkmen procession of Bactrian camels

To attend KTI railway line inauguration, President Rouhani flew to Gorgan Airport (GBT / OING) on 02DEC14 aboard IRIG Airbus A321-231, reg. EP-AGB (cn 1202).

Photos: Moein Motlagh at Fars News Agency and Mahmood Hosseini at Tasnim News Agency

New pics: Ardebil-Mianeh Rail Project, under construction

Concrete bridge piers being erected for the 175 kilometer Ardebil-Mianeh Railroad

Mats of rebar beside Iranian construction worker and wheel loader

Tadano TR-300 series 30t crane hoisting construction materials

Piers for one of ten large and small bridges being erected for the railway

Possibly bridge wingwalls being erected from reinforced concrete

Entrances serving the 24 km of tunnels provided for the railway

Tunnel concrete sidings construction

Opposing tunnel entrances

Photos: Fars News Agency

Tabriz-Tehran railroad underground section link inaugurated

Wagon Pars Paradise (Siemens DH4-1) inaugurates the new underground rail section

Underground section detail, IRIR rail lines Tabriz-Tehran

High walls of underground entrance, decorated with relief design

Detail of Wagon Pars Paradise DMU

Clean, well assembled passenger car interior

 

President Ahmadinejad at the train operator workplace position

Photos: Amir hashem Dehghani at Fars News Agency

Inauguration: IRIR West Azarbaijan-Maragheh railroad section

Formal ceremonies for the inauguration of IRIR's West Azarbaijan-Maragheh railroad section

IRIR EMD G26 series locomotive parked parallel to transported RSTC Co. crane

Side-view of transported Railway Services and Technical Construction Engineering Co. crane

Overhead view of inaugurated section of IRIR West Azarbaijan-Maragheh railroad

Quite a few local revelers visible at the Maragheh railroad station

 

Presiding over the inauguration ceremonies: President Ahmadinejad and Chief-of-Staff Meshaei

Photos: president.ir and Islamic Republic News Agency

Inauguration of IRIR Qom Railway Belt

Formal ceremonies for newly inaugurated IRIR railway belt outside Qom

Iranian-built Wagon Pars/DESA AD43C diesel locomotive pulling a variety of freight rolling stock

Newly inaugurated railway belt seen from the air

GE U30C diesel locomotive pulling a variety of freight rolling stock including hopper and tank container cars

 

Vintage EMD/General Motors GT26CW series diesel locomotive (No. 60-870)

Photos: Islamic Republic News Agency and President.ir