According to a statement from the president’s office, the Malayer - Firuzan section of the Malayer - Kermanshah - Khosravi line also opened on the same day.
A further 132km line running west from Hamedan to Sanandaj, a city of around 400,000 people, is under construction and tracklaying is expected to begin soon.
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