Mirjaveh ( fa, ميرجاوه, also
Romanize
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d as Mīrjāveh; also known as Mīrjāwa) is a city and the capital of
Mirjaveh County, in
Sistan and Baluchestan Province,
Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 13,590, in 2,350 families.
Mirjaveh is the main road crossing point between Iran and
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
. The Pakistani border post is at
Taftan Taftan (in Persian: تفتان ''Taftân'') may refer to:
* Taftan (volcano), located in Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran
* Taftan, Balochistan
Taftan ( ur, ) ( bal, ) is a trunk road and railway town in Chagai District, Balochistan, ...
.
Mirjaveh is also the point where the railway line from Pakistan crosses the border on the way from
Quetta
Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه) is the tenth most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in south-west of the country close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is the capital of ...
to
Zahedan
Zahedan ( Balochi and fa, , ' ) is a city and capital of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 587,730.
The city was the site of a deadly crackdown in October 2022, with dozens citizens killed by pro- ...
.
Transport
Since construction of this railway line in 1921, it has been isolated, with no through connection to any other Iranian Railway system. Around 2007, steps were taken to build a link from the rest of the Iranian Railway system via
Bam to connect with the
Pakistan Railway
Pakistan Railways ( ur, ) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan. Founded in 1861 and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of track across Pakistan, stretching from Torkham to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger servi ...
system. This
link is now finished. As the gauges of the Iranian and Pakistan railways are different, being
standard gauge and
broad gauge respectively, a
break-of-gauge
With railways, a break of gauge occurs where a line of one track gauge (the distance between the rails, or between the wheels of trains designed to run on those rails) meets a line of a different gauge. Trains and rolling stock generally cannot ...
station and
transshipment hub (or
transloading hub) were built at
Zahedan
Zahedan ( Balochi and fa, , ' ) is a city and capital of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 587,730.
The city was the site of a deadly crackdown in October 2022, with dozens citizens killed by pro- ...
.
See also
*
Mirjawa railway station
Mirjaveh railway station ( fa, ایستگاه راه آهن میرجاوه) or Mirjawa railway station is located in Mirjaveh, Iran. It is one of three Pakistan Railways stations in Iran.
See also
* List of railway stations in Iran
* Pakistan R ...
References
Populated places in Mirjaveh County
Cities in Sistan and Baluchestan Province
Iran–Pakistan border crossings
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