Nakhchivan-Mashhad railway route to start run on December 29

Baku, December 23 AZERTAC Nakhchivan-Mashhad-Nakhchivan train route will start running on December 29. The launch of the railway communication will promote further development of tourism between the two countries. The tickets will be put up for sale in Azerbaijan and Iran. One-way train cost from Nakhchivan to Mashhad will be 40 Swiss francs. The project is envisaged within the framework of the agreement between the governments of Azerbaijan and Iran on the coordination of railways of the two countries. Being located in the in the northeast of Iran, Mashhad is considered to be the second most populous city in Iran.