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Transport minister: Intense work continues under Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway project

Business Materials 29 October 2010 14:23 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct. 29 / Trend E.Ismayilov /

The work under the construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway, which will connect the railway systems of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, is expected to be completed in the first half of 2012, Azerbaijani Transport Minister Ziya Mammadov has told Trend on Friday.

"The work in the framework of this project is carried out in intense mode and there are no problems. All work is performed at a high level," Mammadov said.

A new 105-kilometer railroad branch will be constructed as a part of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway. About 76 kilometers will stretch via Turkey, 29 kilometers through Georgia. Moreover, an Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi-Marabda railway section will be reconstructed in Georgia to increase transport capacity up to 15 million tons of cargo a year. A point of train transition from the existing train tracks in Georgia to the European one is planned to be built in Akhalkalaki.

The peak capacity of the corridor will hit 17 million tons. Initially, the figure will hit 1 million passengers and 6.5 million tons of cargo.

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