Railway to Link Iraq’s Mosul to Turkey

Date: 20 September 2020 - 21:52

News ID: ۸۲۹۹۸

ANKARA (Anadolu) – A railway will be built between Iraq’s Mosul and Turkey, according to the governor of Mosul on Sunday, Anadolu reports.
A team of engineers with support of Turkish companies will start laying a new modern rail line between the two countries in the coming days, Najim al-Jubouri said in a statement to Al Sabaah, a semi-official Iraqi newspaper.
He said the railway to be built from Mosul’s center towards the Turkish border is aimed at reducing the intensity at the land border crossing.
However, he did not provide details about the project’s budget and cost.
For international trade and transitions between Turkey and Iraq, the Habur-Ibrahim Khalil Border Gate is currently in use.