Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the imposition of extensive international sanctions have led to the disruption of major international shipping lines to major Russian ports such as Vladivostok and St. Petersburg, and reduced the activity of the Northern Russia (Trans-Siberia) Rail Transit Corridor.
In such circumstances, the effective and efficient connection of Iran’s national railway network to the port of Chabahar on the Indian Ocean coast and the Caspian, Anzali and Astara ports in the north could be a good opportunity to objectify the capacity of the south-north corridor for transit of Russian import and export cargo. Provided the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Despite all this, the national railway network of Iran in terms of infrastructure and superstructure development and, of course, pricing policies and speed, has not reached a point where it can be considered an effective and efficient connector for the southern and northern ports of our country.