TEHRAN, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Thursday inaugurated a major railway in the northern province of Gilan, which serves as part of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), a transport route linking South Asia to North Europe.
The inauguration ceremony of the railway, which connects the provincial capital Rasht to the Caspian port city of Bandar-e Anzali, was attended by Iran's Interim President Mohammad Mokhber and Roads and Urban Development Minister Mehrdad Bazrpash, among others, semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
