Herat governor calls for increased cargo transfers via Khaf-Herat railway

Herat Governor Sheikh Maulana Islamjar has urged for an expansion of cargo transportation services along the Khaf-Herat railway line, a critical transit and trade corridor connecting Afghanistan and Iran. The governor made this call during a meeting with Mostafa Rezaei, the director of Iran’s Railway Development Consortium in Afghanistan.

Islamjar emphasized the strategic importance of the railway, noting that the Rabat Paryan station is also scheduled to become operational shortly. He expressed the local administration's readiness to fully support efforts aimed at strengthening the railway route and encouraged the consortium to increase the volume of commercial goods transported.

Rezaei, in response, thanked the Herat authorities for their cooperation. He pledged to enhance the railway's transport capacity to 150,000 tons per month in the coming months. Rezaei conveyed his confidence that the expanded railway operations would significantly accelerate the transport and export of Afghan products and commercial goods to international markets.

The Khaf-Herat railway project aims to bolster regional connectivity and facilitate trade, offering a more efficient and cost-effective means for landlocked Afghanistan to access global markets.

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the Khaf-Herat railway is a key transit and trade route linking Afghanistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran