21/11/2010
Transport Announces the increasing movement of trains with Turkey through the dry channel
Baghdad, The Iraqi Ministry of Transport, Sunday, from the increased train traffic between Iraq and Turkey over the dry channel during the recent period.
He said assistant general manager of rail peace Salloum Kurdistan News Agency (Rn) "," The month saw a growing movement in the transportation by rail between Iraq and Turkey over the dry canal because of reduced transport costs and provide safe climates. "
Sally explained that "the revitalization of the dry canal between Iraq and Turkey is due to several factors, most notably the effectiveness of a Customs port in the Shalamjah border that works throughout the day."
He added that "the future of transportation in Iraq by rail will grow significantly across the dry canal that will be the major means of transportation in the Middle East," noting that "Iraq will be one of the most important countries in the region advanced in the transport being used by investment and future planning for these projects."
He arrived in November 15 this train coming from Turkey with 20 locomotive is the largest of its kind since the opening of the canal dry with Turkey earlier this year.
The dry canal connects the railway between the Mediterranean and the Arabian Gulf and East Asia, and is the biggest transfer channel in the world.
Iraq seeks to build a system of integrated transport link with the regional countries through the dry channel, after the Iraqi government announced last April, the inclusion of Iraq within the United States shared the channel in question.
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