*CHAGAI: The freight train service between Pakistan and Iran remainsuspended for the past 72 hours after a goods train coming from Zahedan wasderailed in the Dalbandin area of Chagai district on Friday. *
According to official sources, five boogies were derailed, leaving theroutine operation suspended. The derailment caused the suspension of thetrain services for 72 hours.
The sources cited the tracks’ dilapidated condition as the cause of theaccident.
Meanwhile, repair and rehabilitation work was underway to resume theoperation.
It is to be mentioned here that operations of a freight train betweenPakistan, Iran, and Turkey was expected to resume in early 2021 but theservice yet to be started owing to various unresolved issues.
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The rail service will connect Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul (ITI), minimizingthe time period of cargo travel to these countries.
The total length of the ITI project is 6500 km which covers 2600 kmdistance in Iran, 1950 km in Turkey, and 1990 km in Pakistan.
