Ali Yaqoubipour, during a meeting with the General Director of Hormozgan Railway, said: "The creation of a logistics village and a dry port has only been mentioned as a slogan in recent years."
He added: although this city has large industrial and mining enterprises and requires connection to the country's railway lines, as well as its geographical location and convenient road access, adjacent to the provinces of Fars, Hormozgan, Kerman and Yazd, where imported goods can be shipped throughout the country in the shortest possible time and, thanks to its proximity and its rail and land connection with Bandar Abbas as a dry port, Sirjan has become a communications highway of the south to the center of the country. become national and international.
Highlighting the preparations for the establishment of the logistics village in Sirjan, Yaqoubipour said: In addition to increasing the growth of the gross national product of the region, the establishment of the logistics village also leads to the creation of jobs, which is also the concern provincial authorities. senior management, and we hope that the implementation stages of this project will be completed soon. The village is expected to start and with its construction, Sirjan will become a one-stop logistics hub for the movement of goods nationally and internationally.
Referring to the benefits of the logistics village, Governor Sirjan said: reduction in the final price of freight, increase in the share of rail freight, reduction in pollution and traffic, quick and easy distribution and movement of goods, reduction in road accidents. the road and finally the facilitation and reduction of transport costs, this is one of the most important objectives of the construction of this project in the country.
Referring to the topics discussed during the meeting with the General Director of Hormozgan Railway, Yaqoubipour said: the status of Sirjan station, including the organization and improvement of the railway place, provision and improving the boulevards lighting system and the necessary infrastructure. , and the implementation of the overall plan for the development and increase in the capacity of the station. Concerns and requests were raised during this meeting and will soon be implemented with the monitoring and assistance of the director General of Hormozgan. Railway.
The General Director of Hormozgan Railway announced the selection of six railway stations in the country as logistics villages and added: “Sirjan station was chosen as a logistics village due to its existing infrastructure and capabilities, as well as well as its proximity to the airport and the Sirjan special economic zone."
He added: “The new government has a different vision for the railway sector and Hormozgan Railway has carried out the necessary planning and studies for the construction of a logistics center in Sirjan, the implementation of which we will soon start with the help of municipal administration. ".
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