Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov told journalists on the sidelines of the Russia-Islamic World Kazan Forum on May 18, that the last railroad link of the North-South International Transport Corridor (ITC) will be built by the end of 2027. “In line with our agreement, the construction should take four years. Designing and geological prospecting are already underway. We plan that all work should be completed in Q3 2027 or by the end of 2027,” Belousov said when asked how long the construction would take.
“We plan to bring the North-South carrying capacity to 41-45 million tons by 2030, which is three times as much as now. We’re currently transporting about 15 million tons along these three routes [the Eastern, Central, and Trans-Caspian ones],” he said.
