BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 22. Türkiye has broken ground on the Kars-Iğdır-Aralık-Dilucu railway line with a ceremony, Trend reports.
Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu stated that the length of the Kars-Iğdır-Aralık-Dilucu railway will be 224 kilometers.
He added that this railway line will be able to transport 5.5 million passengers and 15 million tons of cargo per year.
The Kars-Iğdır-Aralık-Dilucu Railway Project aims to
significantly enhance the regional economy and local prosperity by
strengthening access to and integration with Turkey’s national
railway network. Beyond its local and national importance, the
project also seeks to reinforce the strategic connection between
Türkiye and Azerbaijan and support trade routes extending across
Asia.
The railway line, extending from Kars to Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan
region via the Dilucu Border Gate, is expected to boost freight
transport capacity along the Middle Corridor and further develop
the regional logistics infrastructure.
The project, with a total planned length of 223.6 kilometers,
includes:
• 6 stations
• 5 tunnels
• 3 viaducts
• 10 bridges
• 144 underpasses