Iraq-Jordan Rail Link – 6m Tons Cargo Annually
The planned single-track rail link between Iraq and Jordan will boast an annual cargo capacity of 6 million tons, an Iraqi Transport Ministry spokesman said on Sunday. Jawad al Kharsan told AKnews that...
View ArticleRail Company Accuses Govt Officials of Corruption
The Iraqi Railway Company accused government officials on Sunday of attempting to open up the transport system to private companies for personal gain through the suspension of the national transport...
View ArticleTransport Ministry wants More Money for Railway Projects
Iraq’s Ministry for Transport has complained that the $60 million (7o billion Iraqi dinars) that were allocated in the 2012 budget for the development and rehabilitation of the Iraqi Republic Railways...
View ArticleIranian Company to Rehabilitate Iraq’s Rail System
AKnews reports that an Iranian company called Waxon Park is going to invest in the Iraqi Republic Railways Company (IRR). Jawad al-Kharsani, spokesman for the Iraqi Transport Ministry, said that Waxon...
View ArticleUS Helps Iraq Build Safe and Efficient Rail System
Iraq’s railways are now safer and more efficient as a result of two projects funded with $60 million by the United States. The successful completion of the Communication Based Train Control (CBTC)...
View ArticleIranian Company to Develop Iraqi Railways
Iraq’s Transport Ministry has agreed in principle to award the business to develop and maintain its damaged railway system to with ‘Vadi Albar‘ company, reports AKnews. The agreement comes after...
View ArticleIraq and Syria to Complete Al-Qa’im Railway
A new agreement will see Iraq and Syria work together to complete the Al-Qa’im railway line and increase trade between the two countries, reports AKnews. The Iraqi Railways Company signed an agreement...
View ArticleIraq to Buy New Trains
Iraq has reportedly asked several international companies to submit bids for the supply of 10 passenger trains. Bloomberg reports that France’s Alstom, and China’s Datong Electric Locomotive Company...
View ArticleNational Railway Company Reports March Revenue
The Iraqi Railway Company [Iraqi National Rail Company] has announced that its revenues for March totalled $1.4 million [1.7 billion Iraqi dinars], according to a report from AKnews. The company’s...
View ArticleIraq to Spend $9m on Rail Carriages
The Iraqi Transport Ministry announced on Tuesday that it has reached agreement with Turkey to import modern train carriages costing about $9 million [11 billion Iraqi dinars]. The carriages currently...
View ArticleBaghdad-Aleppo Rail Line Completed
The railway connecting Baghdad with the Syrian city of Aleppo was officially completed on Sunday, the Iraqi Transport Ministry announced. AKnews reports that the project involved constructing a 150 km...
View ArticleIraq-Jordan Rail Agreement Signed
The railway between Baghdad and Aqaba, Jordan, got one step closer to realization on Wednesday, with the signing of a preliminary agreement between the governments of the two countries, the Iraqi...
View ArticleIraq-Jordan Rail Link - 6m Tons Cargo Annually
The planned single-track rail link between Iraq and Jordan will boast an annual cargo capacity of 6 million tons, an Iraqi Transport Ministry spokesman said on Sunday. Jawad al Kharsan told AKnews that...
View ArticleRail Company Accuses Govt Officials of Corruption
The Iraqi Railway Company accused government officials on Sunday of attempting to open up the transport system to private companies for personal gain through the suspension of the national transport...
View ArticleTransport Ministry wants More Money for Railway Projects
Iraq's Ministry for Transport has complained that the $60 million (7o billion Iraqi dinars) that were allocated in the 2012 budget for the development and rehabilitation of the Iraqi Republic Railways...
View ArticleIranian Company to Rehabilitate Iraq's Rail System
AKnews reports that an Iranian company called Waxon Park is going to invest in the Iraqi Republic Railways Company (IRR). Jawad al-Kharsani, spokesman for the Iraqi Transport Ministry, said that Waxon...
View ArticleUS Helps Iraq Build Safe and Efficient Rail System
Iraq’s railways are now safer and more efficient as a result of two projects funded with $60 million by the United States. The successful completion of the Communication Based Train Control (CBTC)...
View ArticleIranian Company to Develop Iraqi Railways
Iraq's Transport Ministry has agreed in principle to award the business to develop and maintain its damaged railway system to with 'Vadi Albar' company, reports AKnews. The agreement comes after...
View ArticleIraq and Syria to Complete Al-Qa'im Railway
A new agreement will see Iraq and Syria work together to complete the Al-Qa'im railway line and increase trade between the two countries, reports AKnews. The Iraqi Railways Company signed an agreement...
View ArticleIraq to Buy New Trains
Iraq has reportedly asked several international companies to submit bids for the supply of 10 passenger trains. Bloomberg reports that France's Alstom, and China's Datong Electric Locomotive Company...
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