{"id":112758,"date":"2024-08-22T19:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T09:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=55532"},"modified":"2024-08-22T19:13:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T09:13:00","slug":"instc-enriched-with-two-new-routes-on-its-western-and-eastern-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=112758","title":{"rendered":"INSTC enriched with two new routes on its western and eastern side"},"content":{"rendered":"

The International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) is getting two new transport routes. On the western side, Russia is launching a new rail route through Azerbaijan into Iran. Across the Caspian Sea, on the eastern Central Asian side, a multimodal route now connects Uzbekistan and India.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Russian Railways approved the route for a new rail service between Ulyanovsk and Iranian Astara on 20 August, writes Azerbaijani publication Azernews.<\/p>\n

“Recently, we received good news from Russian Railways: the route for the direct cargo block train \u2018Ulyanovsk \u2013 Baku \u2013 Astara\u2019 has been approved\u201d, the governor of the Ulyanovsk province stated. \u201cPreparations are underway for the export train, including for the shipment of agro-industrial and wood processing products.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perhaps not entirely coincidentally, Vladimir Putin visited Azerbaijan the day prior to the announcement. Russia and Azerbaijan cooperate to develop the western corridor of the INSTC.<\/p>\n