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Arak–Qom high-speed rail

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Arak–Qom high-speed rail
Overview
Native nameراه‌آهن تندرو اراک-قم
StatusUnder construction
OwnerIslamic Republic of Iran Railways
LocaleMarkazi Province, Qom Province
Iran
Termini
Stations2 (Planned)
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
Technical
Line length117 km (73 mi)[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead catenary
Operating speed300 km/h[1]

Arak–Qom high-speed rail is the second high-speed rail project in Iran which will have a junction with Tehran–Qom–Isfahan high-speed rail at one of the stations in Qom province.[2] The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways signed a €1.2 billion deal with its Italian counterpart for establishing a high-speed railroad between the Iranian cities of Qom and Arak.[3] Iran decided to delegate the project to the Chinese following the withdrawal of an Italian firm due to US sanctions on Iran.[4][5] This new high-speed line, part of the Iran national railway network, will be a double track passenger railway line and will have an operational speed of 300 km/h (190 mph).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Preliminary design of Qom-Arak High Speed Railway Line". Coding. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  2. ^ a b scoding607. "Preliminary design of Qom-Arak High Speed Railway Line". Coding. Retrieved 2020-06-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Iran, Italy Sign High-Speed Rail Deal". Financial Tribune. 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  4. ^ Bharti (2018-09-10). "Construction of High-speed Rail line Project in Iran". Global Tenders global tender world tender notices. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  5. ^ "Chinese firms to build Qom-Arak railway line". irandaily.ir. Retrieved 2022-01-02.