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	== Route ==		== Route ==

	The route of the Iran-China is as follows: <ref> [https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-11/21/content_22506412.htm IR-CH Route Map] </ref>		The route of the Iran-China is as follows:<ref> [https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-11/21/content_22506412.htm IR-CH Route Map] </ref>
	* [[Tehran]], Iran		* [[Tehran]], Iran
	* [[Ashgabat]], Turkmenistan		* [[Ashgabat]], Turkmenistan
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	== Gauge ==		== Gauge ==
			[[File:World_RR_Gauge_Map.agr.png\|thumb\|300x300px\|Map of the world's railways showing the different gauges in use.{{ubl\|{{legend\|#a100ff\|[[3 ft gauge railways\|3 ft gauge]] (914 mm)}}\|{{legend\|#6000ff\|[[Meter gauge]] (1,000 mm)}}\|{{legend\|#0500e0\|[[3 ft 6 in gauge railways\|Cape gauge]] (1,067 mm)}}\|{{legend\|#000000\|[[Standard gauge]] (1,435 mm)}}\|{{legend\|#c00100\|[[Russian gauge]] (1,520 mm)}}\|{{legend inline\|#ff0100\|[[Five foot gauge]] (1,524 mm)}}\|{{legend\|#ffa000\|[[Irish gauge]] (1,600 mm)}}\|{{legend\|#ffc000\|[[Iberian gauge]] (1,668 mm)}}\|{{legend\|#ffe000\|[[Indian gauge]] (1,676 mm)}}}}]]
			Trains between China and Europe currently always have to pass a [[break of gauge]]. The proposed route of the Five Nations Railway Corridor would bridge the gap between the Chinese and the European/Central Asian standard gauge rail networks.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=孙汝 \|title=Railway along new Silk Road would benefit all involved \|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202307/19/WS64b73105a31035260b81732a.html \|access-date=2025-07-16 \|website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}}</ref> However, the new tracks will not use standard gauge only. A section in Kazakhstan uses [[Russian gauge]], while an Uzbekistan-built section in Afghanistan uses [[five foot gauge]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=New progress in the construction of railway corridors in five countries \|url=https://www.seetaoe.com/details/213048.html \|access-date=2025-07-16 \|website=Seetao \|language=en}}</ref>

	Three different gauges are involved:		Three different gauges are involved: