Islamic Republic of Iran Railways
Railway construction
In December 2014, a rail line from Iran opened to Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. The opening of the line marks the first direct rail link between Iran, Kazakhstan and China and upon completion of the Marmaray rail project direct rail transport between China and Europe (while avoiding Russia) will be possible.

Islamic Republic of Iran Railways

Section Title: Railway construction
Table Section Text: In December 2014, a rail line from Iran opened to Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. The opening of the line marks the first direct rail link between Iran, Kazakhstan and China and upon completion of the Marmaray rail project direct rail transport between China and Europe (while avoiding Russia) will be possible.

Route	Length in km	Date of Construction

Tabriz — Jolfa	148	1912—1916

Zahedan — Mirjaveh	94	1920—1921

Tehran — Bandar Shah	461	1928—1938

Tehran — Bandar Shahpur	928	1928—1939

Ahvaz — Khorramshahr	121	1942—1943

Sar Bandar — Mahshahr	12	1950—1951

Garmsar — Mashhad	812	1938—1958

Tehran — Tabriz	736	1939—1959

Gorgan — Bandar Shah	35	1960—1961

Tabriz — Bazargan	192	1912—1971

Qom — Zarand	847	1939—1971

Isfahan — Zarrin Shahr	111	1969—1972

Zarand — Kerman	80	1975—1979

Bafq — Bandar-Abbas	626	1982—1995

Mashhad — Sarakhs	165	1993—1997

Arpin — Maleki	24	1993—1997

Badrud — Meibod	254	1996—1998

Arpin — Mohammediya-2	122	1994—1999

Chadormalu — Meibod	219	1992—1999

Mohammediya-2 — Mohammediya-1	6	1994—1999

Bafq — Kashmar	800	1992—2001

Kerman — Bam	225	1999—2002

Bam — Zahedan	546	2000—2009

Isfahan — Shiraz	506	2001—2009

Khorramshahr — Shalamcheh	16	2009—2012

Gorgan — Incheh Borun	80	2012—2013

Tehran — Hamedan	268	2001—2017

Arak — Kermanshah	267	2001—2018

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The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways built a 121-kilometre line from Ahvaz to Khorramshahr.

final_sentence: The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways built a 121-kilometre line from Ahvaz to Khorramshahr.