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Link to Turkey.
In 1977, the Iranian railways linked to the western railway system at the Turkish border.
The route to the west into Turkey terminates at Van with a 90 km (56 mi) train ferry for both freight wagons and international passenger traffic (baggage car only) across Lake Van, which is at an altitude of 1,650 m (5,413 ft), to Tatvan. The standard gauge route continues via Ankara to Istanbul via another train ferry between the Haydarpaşa terminus on the eastern side of the Bosphorus and the Sirkeci terminus on the European shore. This crossing will be bypassed by the Marmaray Crossing, a dual track rail tunnel, due to open in 2012.
The construction of Bam to Zahedan was completed in early 2009 connecting Tehran to Pakistan border with an opening ceremony on July 19, 2009. However international container traffic will commence operations on August 14, 2009 with transshipment (or transloading) between 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide and 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge wagons in the new Zahedan Exchange Yard on the bypass line.
A recent update of Google Earth shows the complete route through difficult gorges south west of Zahedan that required 11 bridges, of which the largest bridge was 400 metres (1,312 ft) long, and 20 tunnels totalling 5,320 metres (17,454 ft). With the completion of this route, the Asian sub-continent and European railways are connected for the first time, using train ferries across the Bosphorus (soon to be replaced by the Marmaray Tunnel) and the Lake Van train ferry (in 2007 Turkish Railways started planning a rail route around the lake, avoiding the need for a train ferry). The Bam-Zahedan route reaches a summit of 1,800 m (5,906 ft) some 40 km (25 mi) southwest of Zahedan.
Iranian Railways have been trying to persuade Pakistan Railways to convert its route to Quetta to standard gauge, in order to facilitate the flow of international traffic to Europe. Pakistan responded in 2006 with a statement that it is to convert its network to standard gauge, and would plan a link with the standard gauge system of China. Alternately, three-rail dual gauge track is quite feasible between the gauges used by Iran and Pakistan. Bogie exchange and/or variable gauge axles might be interim solutions. There is a transhipment yard at Zahedan.
A through passenger service is being considered to supplement the occasional Quetta-Zahedan service, itself a poor shadow of the former Pakistan-Iran 'Taftan Express'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Railways
According to Press TV, Fars News Agency reported Sunday that Pakistani Minister of Railways Haji Gholam Ahmed Billour announced that the tri-nation cargo railway will inaugurate August 1, 2010, when Turkey is to launch the first cargo train in Istanbul destined for Islamabad.
Billour added that following the initial trip, regular transport of cargo trains will continue to operate between the three countries.
The remarks by the Pakistani official came in an address to the country's parliament, according to the report.
Billour also emphasized Pakistan's interest in expanding his country's rail communications with Iran and Turkey.
http://english.irib.ir/news/economy/item/61832-iran-turkey-pakistan-railway-to-begin
In 1977, the Iranian railways linked to the western railway system at the Turkish border.
The route to the west into Turkey terminates at Van with a 90 km (56 mi) train ferry for both freight wagons and international passenger traffic (baggage car only) across Lake Van, which is at an altitude of 1,650 m (5,413 ft), to Tatvan. The standard gauge route continues via Ankara to Istanbul via another train ferry between the Haydarpaşa terminus on the eastern side of the Bosphorus and the Sirkeci terminus on the European shore. This crossing will be bypassed by the Marmaray Crossing, a dual track rail tunnel, due to open in 2012.
The construction of Bam to Zahedan was completed in early 2009 connecting Tehran to Pakistan border with an opening ceremony on July 19, 2009. However international container traffic will commence operations on August 14, 2009 with transshipment (or transloading) between 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide and 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge wagons in the new Zahedan Exchange Yard on the bypass line.
A recent update of Google Earth shows the complete route through difficult gorges south west of Zahedan that required 11 bridges, of which the largest bridge was 400 metres (1,312 ft) long, and 20 tunnels totalling 5,320 metres (17,454 ft). With the completion of this route, the Asian sub-continent and European railways are connected for the first time, using train ferries across the Bosphorus (soon to be replaced by the Marmaray Tunnel) and the Lake Van train ferry (in 2007 Turkish Railways started planning a rail route around the lake, avoiding the need for a train ferry). The Bam-Zahedan route reaches a summit of 1,800 m (5,906 ft) some 40 km (25 mi) southwest of Zahedan.
Iranian Railways have been trying to persuade Pakistan Railways to convert its route to Quetta to standard gauge, in order to facilitate the flow of international traffic to Europe. Pakistan responded in 2006 with a statement that it is to convert its network to standard gauge, and would plan a link with the standard gauge system of China. Alternately, three-rail dual gauge track is quite feasible between the gauges used by Iran and Pakistan. Bogie exchange and/or variable gauge axles might be interim solutions. There is a transhipment yard at Zahedan.
A through passenger service is being considered to supplement the occasional Quetta-Zahedan service, itself a poor shadow of the former Pakistan-Iran 'Taftan Express'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Railways
According to Press TV, Fars News Agency reported Sunday that Pakistani Minister of Railways Haji Gholam Ahmed Billour announced that the tri-nation cargo railway will inaugurate August 1, 2010, when Turkey is to launch the first cargo train in Istanbul destined for Islamabad.
Billour added that following the initial trip, regular transport of cargo trains will continue to operate between the three countries.
The remarks by the Pakistani official came in an address to the country's parliament, according to the report.
Billour also emphasized Pakistan's interest in expanding his country's rail communications with Iran and Turkey.
http://english.irib.ir/news/economy/item/61832-iran-turkey-pakistan-railway-to-begin
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