Germans to build Iran maglev trains
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:19:42 
Iran and Germany have reached an agreement on using a new form of transport known as maglev trains, to link the cities of Tehran and Mashhad.
The agreement was signed at the Mashhad International Fair site late Saturday between Iranian Ministry of Roads and Transportation and the German maglev company. First Vice-President Parviz Davoudi was also present at the ceremony.
Speaking at the meeting, the Governor General of Khorasan Razavi province Mohammad-Javad Mohammadi-Zadeh said the high-speed maglev trains would reduce travel time between Tehran and Mashhad to 2.5 - 3 hours.
Traveling the 900-km distance between the two cities by train currently takes about 14 hours.
Germany will invest 6.7 billion euros in the project under a base operations support contract, which Iran will have to repay within a 15 to 25-year period, he said.
Using powerful electromagnets, the high-speed trains, can travel at speeds of up to 500 kph. Once operational, the maglev trains will transport an estimated 10 million passengers per year.
Iran and Germany have reached an agreement on using a new form of transport known as maglev trains, to link the cities of Tehran and Mashhad.
The agreement was signed at the Mashhad International Fair site late Saturday between Iranian Ministry of Roads and Transportation and the German maglev company. First Vice-President Parviz Davoudi was also present at the ceremony.
Speaking at the meeting, the Governor General of Khorasan Razavi province Mohammad-Javad Mohammadi-Zadeh said the high-speed maglev trains would reduce travel time between Tehran and Mashhad to 2.5 - 3 hours.
Traveling the 900-km distance between the two cities by train currently takes about 14 hours.
Germany will invest 6.7 billion euros in the project under a base operations support contract, which Iran will have to repay within a 15 to 25-year period, he said.
Using powerful electromagnets, the high-speed trains, can travel at speeds of up to 500 kph. Once operational, the maglev trains will transport an estimated 10 million passengers per year.
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