The CEO of Sarkhes Special Economic Zone, in a conversation with our reporter, announced the railway development of this region with the approach of increasing exports as one of the main goals of this complex in 1400 and stated: Sarkhes Special Economic Zone is working on the construction of normal and wide railway lines, 40 km of which have been put into operation so far, and the infrastructure of the remaining 10 km has been completed, and necessary consultations have been held with the railway company to receive the railway lines. has been
Planning to complete the project by 1401
Referring to the physical progress of about 20% of the mentioned railway lines, the CEO of Sarkhes Special Economic Zone stated: This project, like the current 40 km, will be built with the investment of Astan Quds Razavi and is expected to be put into operation in 1401.
Sadeghi Golmakani said about the advantages of wide and normal railway lines: In the past, the trains or wagons that entered the Ferns Special Economic Zone from Central Asian countries such as Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan needed to change the bogie in order to be on the rail, and we had to use a crane to lift the wagons and remove their wheels. to replace, but fortunately with the measures that have been taken, this task has been facilitated.
Construction of forklift unloading and loading platforms
He continued: In addition to the construction of forklift loading and unloading platforms, grain loading pits, as well as the construction of a cargo receiving container site, this area has combined wide and normal rails, thus goods are unloaded from one wagon to another and even wagons Those who have unloaded their loads and are empty can return to their countries by loading export goods. According to him, currently there is no such infrastructure anywhere in the country that has both a wide line and a normal line, and it will be created for the first time in the special economic zone of Sarkhes.
Expected increase in export volume
Sadeghi Golmakani listed the significant increase in export volume as one of the benefits of completing this infrastructure in Sarkhes Special Economic Zone and added: According to the process that Sarkhes Special Economic Zone has taken regarding the completion of infrastructure, we predict that the amount of export and transit from this region will reach more than 1.5 to 2 million tons annually by 1402.