Freight train service between Pakistan, Iran resumed

Islamabad, August 21, 2021 (PPI-OT): The freight train service between Pakistan and Iran has been resumed after repair and rehabilitation of the railway track damaged due derailment of a cargo train at Dalbandin.

According to official sources, the train, which was carrying rice, was on the way to Iranian City Zahedan from Quetta when it met accident near Dalbandin on Thursday and its six bogies derailed, damaging 180 feet railway track. A Pakistan Railways officer told our correspondent that the train would be allowed to proceed towards its destination after completing few mechanical issues.

For more information, contact:
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Government of Pakistan
4th Floor, Cabinet Block, Pak. Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9103557
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.moib.gov.pk

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