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THE HISTORY

On December 29th, 2021, the State Company of Iraqi Railways (hereinafter IRR) awarded to an italian consultant (BTP INFRASTRUTTURE s.p.a.) the consultancy services for the Pre-Feasibility/Feasibility Studies and the Preliminary & Detailed Design for both the Railway & Highway Systems to connect the new Grand Faw Port upto the Turkish Border. The new Railway system will be designed in order to safely & efficiently transport passengers (at 300 km/h) and freights (at 120 km/h) and, together with the new Highway system, will handle the expected traffic demand and the relevant operations of the Grand Faw Port, whose max. traffic capacity is the following (as per original Master Plan):
Stages Plan
FIRST STAGE
3.5 mln TEU/year and 22 Mln Bulk/year (within 2028)
SECOND STAGE
7.5 mln TEU/year and 33 Mln Bulk/year (within 2038)
FUTURE EXPANSION
Step 1: 10.5 TEU/year and 33 Mln Bulk/year (beyond 2038)
FUTURE EXPANSION
Step 2: 25.0 TEU/year and 33 Mln Bulk/year (beyond 2038)

The new multimodal corridor (Railway & Highway Systems) will be designed according to the latest International Codes & Standards, best engineering practices and modern technologies. The new Highway system will be designed with three lanes for each direction plus an emergency lane. It should be noted that the new Railway corridor is serving most of the Iraqi cities from South to North. On the other hand, the new Highway corridor will run along the same Railway alignment in the Northern Regions (from Kerbala upto the Turkish border), whilst between Faw upto Kerbala it will be a brand-new alignment running along the Western desertic area.

Stages Plan
ON JANUARY 5th, 2023
The Italian consultant finalized and submitted the "Final Feasibility Report", where the railway Alignment and Highway Alignment were selected as the "best corridors". Later on, on March 30th, 2023, the Highest Iraqi Authorities and IRR finally approved the proposed Railway and Highway alignments.
ON AUGUST 3rd, 2023
IRR assigned to the Consultant also the preliminary & detailed design for the new Highway connecting Al Faw Port to Fishkhabour.
ON JULY 31st, 2024
The Consultant finalized and submitted the final issue of the "Preliminary Design" relevant to the Railway.
ON OCTOBER 31st, 2024
The Consultant finalized and submitted the final issue of the "Preliminary Design" relevant to the Highway.