TEHRAN – Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) has said the second Russian transit cargo for India has entered Iran from the northeastern Sarakhs border and is currently heading towards Bandar Abbas in the south, IRNA reported.

According to Miad Salehi, carrying 37 containers the freight train has passed the route of Russia-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan into Iran and will pass another 1,600 kilometers across the International North South Transit Corridor (INSTC) inside the country to arrive at Bandar Abbas Port where the cargo will be shipped to India.

Russia’s first freight transit train arrived in Iran in mid-July.

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