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Iraq hopes to complete its first railway link with neighboring Iran within 18 months, largely to help facilitate the transport of millions of millions of tourist to Iraq each year, a senior transport adviser said. The roughly 30-kilometer (18.64 miles) line will run between Iraq’s southern city of Basra and …

Iraq says negotiations are underway with Iran and Syria to develop a transnational railway line linking the three countries. Iraqi Republic Railways Company chief Salib al-Hussaini said a summit will be held between the countries to further discuss the matter. The comments made on the sidelines of the joint Syrian-Iraqi …

At least 5 people were killed and another eight were injured after a train derailed due to an explosion of the railway track in Pakistan, the Dunya News broadcaster reported Sunday. The accident occurred near Nasirabad in the country’s southwestern province of Balochistan, according to the broadcaster. The rescue operation …