Chabahar port to be linked with railway by 2026

Indian state-run company, India Ports Global Limited’s operations at Iran’s Chabahar port are set to get a boost when the facility’s capacity is substantially expanded and it is connected to the Iranian railway network by mid-2026, people familiar with the matter said.

- Rezaul H Laskar

NEW DELHI:

India and Iran have continued their efforts to further develop Chabahar port despite the potential threat from the US administration of ending waivers to sanctions that benefited the facility on the Gulf of Oman, the people said on condition of anonymity.

Work is underway to expand Chabahar port’s capacity from 100,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) to 500,000 TEUs and to connect the port to the Iranian railway network by completing 700 km of tracks to connect Chabahar and Zahedan. Both projects are expected to be complete by the middle of next year, the people said.