{"id":174496,"date":"2025-02-11T00:30:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T14:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=59696"},"modified":"2025-02-11T00:30:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T14:30:28","slug":"afghanistan-to-spend-264-million-dollars-on-new-cross-country-rail-corridor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=174496","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan to spend 264 million dollars on new cross-country rail corridor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Authorities in Afghanistan have signed contracts worth 264 million dollars for the design of a new railway. The line is supposed to connect Kandahar and Herat, covering a distance of 737 kilometres in the west of the country. Earlier, foreign parties expressed interest in an international corridor along that route.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>International parties have been more and more vocal about their desire for a rail bridge across Afghanistan. Such a corridor could connect Central Asia to Pakistan and India via rail, and bring the Indian Ocean a step closer. It would also be beneficial to Russia, which could use the corridor to export energy products to India.<\/p>\n

In the summer of 2024, Kazakh, Turkmen and Afghan authorities met to discuss a rail corridor through Afghanistan, specifically along the Herat – Kandahar axis. Turkmenistan already has an agreement with Afghanistan on the construction of a logistics centre in Torghundi, on the border of the two countries, according to Russian media. It is supposed to facilitate grain and container transportation, among other things.<\/p>\n