Iraq Development Road Railway
railway
Cities
Distance
1,200
km
new
1200kmrehabilitated
– kmexisting
– kmCost
$10.6b
$10,600,000,000
planned
2030
Objective
The railway acts as a "Dry Canal" to reduce transit times between Asia and EuropeDescription
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 marketsFinance
Operators
Iraqi Ministry of Transport
Ministry
Contractors
Alstom
Company
Governing authorities
The Federal Government of Iraq
Government
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