Freight train launched to link Istanbul with Tehran, Islamabad

[chinasun]

ISLAMABAD: A freight train service was inaugurated here on Tuesday with an aim to boost trade between Pakistan, Iran and Turkey.

Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati, along with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood, inaugurated the Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul (ITI) freight train at Margalla railway station. Ambassadors of Turkey, Iran, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan were also present on the occasion.


The freight train service will play a vital role in improving the economies and lives of citizens of ECO member states by maximising economic efficiency and reducing the cost of doing business.

Freight train launched to link Istanbul with Tehran, Islamabad

Railways minister says passenger train service will also start soon.

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[Muhammad Saftain Anjum]

It is restarting after ten years

 

[Ali_Baba]

Given the economic capbilities - suprised they let it shut down in the first place ! ( maybe i should not be too suprised then ).

 

[dBSPL]

 

[Ali_Baba]

And the beauty of this is that once a train reaches Istanbul - it has access to the land routes in the EU proper aswell, all at 50% lower transportation costs which will make Pakistani goods more competitive than Pakistan's peers in the region.

Passenger train makes less sense to me given how long you have to stay in the train versus a plane but the cargo route is gold.