Baku-Kars railway build to end in 2012, Turkish minister says
ANKARA – The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project is scheduled to be completed in 2012, Turkish Transport Minister Binali Yildirim has said.
According to Yildirim, after the rail line becomes operational, it will be transporting 3.5 million tons of cargo and 1.2 million passengers during initial years and then the figure will surge to 21.5m tons and 7.8m people in 2034.
The Turkish Transport Minister Binali Yildirim noted that the 2.5 km-long tunnel, 3 long bridges, 12 overpasses and new station on the Turkey-Georgia border will be built along the railway.
Yildirim stressed that trade turnover between Turkey and Azerbaijan will increase to $10 billion after the regional railway is put into operation.
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