


KTZ Express: new India-Kazakhstan service via Iran-Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan is joining Russia in the quest to develop the eastern branch of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). The newest development is that KTZ Express, the multimodal subsidiary of Kazakhstan’s national railway company KTZ,...Read more
First Turkey-Uzbekistan train inaugurates new corridor
The first freight train on the railway line from Turkey reaches Uzbekistan via Iran and Turkmenistan reached its final destination on Saturday 3 December. This is the first freight train running on the 4,500-kilometre-long line,...Read more
12 million tons of cargo to transit Iran yearly on Moscow-Mumbai route
A new agreement between Russian Railways (RZD) and the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) will boost the transit volumes between Russia and India via Iran to 12 million tons of cargo per year. The...Read more
Iran inaugurates critical INSTC railway section
The railway section connecting Zahedan and Khash, in southeastern Iran, was inaugurated on Thursday, 10 November. This segment is the first part of the Zahedan-Chabahar route, which will be incorporated into the International North-South Transport...Read more
Iran and Kazakhstan test new sea-rail service to the port of Bandar Abbas
Iran and Kazakhstan agreed on starting a test run at the beginning of 2023 for a multimodal sea-rail freight service to give landlocked Kazakhstan a connection to the Persian Gulf. The two countries are forming...Read more
EDB: ‘INSTC potential not limited to Russian involvement’
The frenzy noted lately around the International North-South Transport Corridor is not only limited to Russia’s benefits through it. The INSTC has been projected as the Russian lifeline during the past months after the western...Read more
RZD launches first regular train Moscow-India
The consecutive pilot services along diverse routes of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) in the past months are finally bearing fruits for the Russian Railways. RZD launched the first regular INSTC container train service...Read more
Transport blockade could cost Armenia’s INSTC position and strengthen Azerbaijan’s
The issue of the transport blockade imposed on Armenia by Azerbaijan and Turkey could prove detrimental to the country’s position in the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) backed by Russia. Alexei Overchuk, the Russian deputy...Read more
Iran eyes another operator for Chabahar port in view of new rail line
What appeared to be stable and fruitful cooperation at the Iranian Chabahar port is clouded by doubt. The Secretary of the Shipping Association of Iran, Masoud Polmeh, has expressed concerns about India Ports Global Limited...Read more
Russia to develop transport hub in Iran, rail investments on the agenda
Iranian officials are becoming more certain regarding Russia’s involvement in domestic infrastructure projects. Of course, Russia will not invest in Iran for the country’s sake but to develop the transport links spanning from its territory...Read more
Russia-India corridor now goes east, middle and west
The eastern branch of the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) is a fact. Six trains are currently en route overland, from Russia to India via Turkmenistan and Iran. These trains indicate the increased interest...Read more
Iran’s Chabahar port rail link operational within two years
Iran has set a specific timeframe for completing the Zahedan-Chabahar railway line that will provide Chabahar port with direct access to the Iranian railway network. Kheirollah Khademi, head of the Construction and Development of Transportation...Read more
Baku declaration hints at much-needed investment in INSTC
A trilateral statement signed between Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran could be the starting point to fill the railway infrastructure gaps along the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). The Baku statement, as the three partners call...Read more
Iran finishes line section that puts Chabahar port on railway maps
The significance of Chabahar’s port in the supply chain between Russia and India via Iran is apparent in India’s willingness to invest heavily and develop it further. Yet, what is considered a crucial transport gateway,...Read more
Iran pushes to ink official contract with India to develop Chabahar port
The Iranian minister of roads and urban development, Rostam Qasemi, does not aim to miss any more time and wants to make India’s involvement in the port of Chabahar’s development official. After Indias’s investment in...Read more
Iran, a corridor and a missing link: will Russia unlock them?
ANALYSISIran’s role in the international North-South Transport is crucial. Yet, despite some railway infrastructure advancements, it is also the corridor’s weakest link. A Russian delegation visited the country for this purpose, examining how getting involved...Read more
India invests in Chabahar port to boost International North-South Corridor
The noticeable growth of the North-South transport Corridor (INSTC) is putting key transport hubs in the foreground. India aims to invest in the Iranian port of Chabahar with six new cranes, recognising its importance in...Read more
A new stop on the Russia-Iran corridor: port of Turkmenbashi
Turkmenistan will join India, Russia, and Iran on the International North-South Corridor (INSTC). The countries signed agreements towards this end last week during the Ministerial Transport Conference of Landlocked Developing Countries, held in Avaza, in...Read more
The missing piece on the Russia-India corridor ready in 2023?
The construction of the Rasht–Astara railway in Iran is 70 per cent complete, and should be delivered mid-2023. This is according to the Russia Briefing. The Rasht-Astara railway line is considered the missing piece on...Read more