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Iraq Development Road Railway

railway

Cities

Grand Faw Port
Iraq
Basra
Iraq
Nassiriya
Iraq
Diwaniyah
Iraq
Najaf
Iraq
Baghdad
✸ Iraq
Samarra
Iraq
Tikrit
Iraq
Baiji
Iraq
Mosul
Iraq
Faysh Khabur
Iraq

Distance

1200km
new
1200km
rehabilitated
– km
existing
– km

Cost

$10.6b
$10,600,000,000

Phases

planned, 2030

Objective

The railway acts as a "Dry Canal" to reduce transit times between Asia and Europe

Description

A 1,220 km railway linking Al- Faw Grand Port with Turkey and Europe, making it the longest in the region and connecting Iraq to East and West Asian markets

Finance

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$10600000000 investment
The Federal Government of Iraq Government

Operators

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Iraqi Ministry of Transport
Ministry

Contractors

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Alstom
Company

Sources

tinyurl.com
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