Azerbaijan, Turkey may launch construction of new rail line
Construction of a new railway line from the Azerbaijani-Turkish border to the Turkish city of Kars can be launched after completion of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway's construction, head of the press service of Azerbaijan Railways JSC Nadir Azmammadov told Trend news agency on Monday.
He said planning for a new railway, which will connect Nakhchivan and Kars, is underway. "The implementation of the new railway project will most likely begin after completion of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway's construction, as this is more reasonable", Azmammadov said.
The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway will be commissioned in 2014.
Earlier, the deputy head of the company Gurban Nazirov said that construction of the railway from the Azerbaijani-Turkish border to Kars could cost $1 billion dollars. At present, there is no railway line at this site. A 240 kilometers long railroad has to be constructed.
It is possible that the railway's construction in Turkey will be carried out by loan granted by Azerbaijan.
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