An Iranian passenger train arrived in Afghanistan through the Khaf-Herat railway on Wednesday, the provincial governor’s office said.
An Iranian delegation is in Herat to discuss the project and inaugurate the Khaf-Herat railway’s third phase from Iran’s Sham Tegh to Herat’s Rawzanak village.
The fourth phase – and the final one – which will end in Herat city will begin soon, the Herat governor’s spokesperson Jailani Farhad said.
On Wednesday, an agreement was signed for building a hangar along the route for unloading of the goods as the railway is expected to carry both passengers and goods.