The 650km line would serve the intermediate cities of Mussayeb, Karbala, Najaf, Samawa, and Nasiriyah. Only Mussayeb and Samawa are currently on the existing Baghdad - Basra main line, which was heavily damaged in the Iraq war.
Iraq to build HS line from Baghdad to Basra
THE Iraqi Ministry of Transport has signed a memorandum of understanding with Alstom for a turnkey project to build a 250km/h line linking the capital Baghdad with the southern city of Basra and Um Qasr on the Kuwait border.
THE Iraqi Ministry of Transport has signed a memorandum of understanding with Alstom for a turnkey project to build a 250km/h line linking the capital Baghdad with the southern city of Basra and Um Qasr on the Kuwait border.
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