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Railway Stations In Iraq
Railway stations in Iraq include: Towns served Existing * Baghdad Central Station * Al Maqal Railway Station in Basra ---- * Bayji * Al Hadithah – junction * Al Qaim * Akashat – railhead in west Under construction * Khanaqin- Khosravi, (Under construction) Proposed * Arbil – NE – * Baghdad – C – * Umm Qasr – S – Maps UNHCR Atlas MapUN MapOn Track on line – web log showing some recent photos€”excellent website with comprehensive roster of IRR locomotives; occasionally updated with news from Iraq. Iraq Railway NetworkDetailed map of railway routes in Iraq by the United Nations Joint Logistics Centre Rainer's Pages are dedicated to the old Railway Postal System of Iraq. It also shows old Iraq Railway Maps, Postal Cards and Photos. See also * Transport in Iraq * Railway stations in Jordan References External links {{Asia topic, List of railway stations in * Railway stations Iraq Railway stations A train station, railway station, rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baghdad Central Station
Baghdad Central Station is the main train station in Baghdad. It links the rail network to the south and the north of Iraq. The station was built by the British to designs by J. M. Wilson, a Scot who had been an assistant to Lutyens in New Delhi and who subsequently set up a practice of his own in Baghdad. Construction started in 1948 and finished in 1953. The station is the biggest one in Iraq. History The train station was originally built by the British and it was considered as the "Jewel of Baghdad" for daily travellers. The station offered telegraph services, it had also a bank, a post office, a saloon, shopping areas and a restaurant. The station even had an office with printing presses which are still printing the train tickets. After the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, thieves snatched the station's furniture, lighting fixtures and even bathroom plumbing. Renovations A $5.9 million renovation began in 2004 and was completed in June 2006. The renovation included all-new po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraq Transport-related Lists
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest and Syria to the west. The capital and largest city is Baghdad. Iraq is home to diverse ethnic groups including Iraqi Arabs, Kurds, Turkmens, Assyrians, Armenians, Yazidis, Mandaeans, Persians and Shabakis with similarly diverse geography and wildlife. The vast majority of the country's 44 million residents are Muslims – the notable other faiths are Christianity, Yazidism, Mandaeism, Yarsanism and Zoroastrianism. The official languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish; others also recognised in specific regions are Neo-Aramaic, Turkish and Armenian. Starting as early as the 6th millennium BC, the fertile alluvial plains between Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |