Plans to revive Iraq’s rail system are gaining pace, reports Reuters. Last year the railway company opened a 32-km line between Mussayab [Musayyib, Musayyab], south of Baghdad, and the holy city of Kerbala to transfer hundreds of thousands of pilgrims during Shi’ite religious festivals. It is also building a new railway parallel to the old […]
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Iraq to Buys 10 Chinese Trains
By John Lee. Iraqi Railways signed a contract to import 10 passengers trains from a Chinese company. Aswat al-Iraq reports that the contract is valued at $115 million. (Source: Aswat al-Iraq)
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