BEIJING, Mar. 21 (Xinhua) -- China SINOMACH Heavy Industry Corporation recently signed a contract with Iran’s transportation ministry on the expansion project of Teheran-Hamadan-Sanandaj (T-H-S) railway, according to a report from www.bhi.com.cn.
The project will last four years with an investment of 5.349 billion yuan (about 844 million U.S. dollars).
With a total length of 470 kilometers, the railway expansion project will be designed and constructed by SINOMACH Heavy Industry, who is the prime contractor of the project.
The railway project is one of the three key railway projects of the country’s transportation ministry. Upon completion, it’s expected to relieve transportation pressure of west Iran and improve people’s well-being.
On the signing ceremony, the two sides discussed the arrangements for the next stage and the Iranian government will allocate related resources to ensure the project’s implementation.
(Edited by Yang Qi, kateqiyang@xinhua.org)
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