Первый поезд из России прибыл в сухой порт Ирана

The train delivered 62 forty-foot containers with sulphate pulp to Aprin

The departure of the first international freight train from Russia to Iran marked a significant milestone in the development of logistics services for the North-South transport corridor. The train traveled from the Northern Railway range along the eastern route of the corridor, spending 13 days en route, and delivered 62 forty-foot containers with sulphate pulp to the Aprin dry port.

First international freight train from Russia to Iran's dry port
First international freight train from Russia to Iran's dry port

RZD Logistics, acting as the nominated operator of the RZD holding in this direction, is actively developing the eastern route, which passes through the territory of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, providing direct rail communication with Iran.

This shipment is a practical implementation of our strategic course towards forming and testing new logistics routes and developing regular services based on the North-South ITC. We see a growing interest from clients in this direction and are ready to offer them reliable and technological solutions in export, import, and transit directions.
Oleg Poleev, General Director of RZD Logistics

It should be noted that since May of this year, Aprin has been a modern multimodal logistics hub located at the intersection of the Iranian railway corridors East-West and North-South.

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