Tehran – The main elements of the cooperation framework envisage the realization of two high speed railway lines, the built of a testing center and staff training. The agreement was reached by the Italian FS Group and the Railways of the Islamic Republic of Iran (RAI). The document was signed yesterday in Tehran by the FS, Renato Mazzoncini, and Deputy Minister of Transport and Chairperson of RAI (Iranian Railways) Pour Seyed Aghaei, in the presence of the Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, and the President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani. The agreement follows the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the parties on February 9th, and it confirms the commitment of Italian State Railway in the development of Iran’s railway network. FS, as General Contractor, will provide design, construction, testing and commissioning of the high-speed railway lines Tehran – Hamedan and Qom – Arak; while Italcertifer, the group’s certification company, will take care of the planning, implementation and certification of the Test Center of Iranian Railways. The test center will be furnished with advanced equipment to test both the infrastructure and the rolling stock. (9Colonne)
