Topic: ITI corridor

Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad train stuck again due to financial dispute

The fourth ITI train bound to Istanbul has been stuck on the Iranian border for more than a month. It departed from Pakistan on 28 March and reached Taftan on the border with Iran on...Read more

06-05-2022|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios

The Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad train will keep running reassures Turkey

During the welcoming ceremony of the first Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad train in Ankara, the Turkish transport minister Adil Karaismailoğlu reassured the attendees that the corridor would remain active with the possibility to extend towards Europe.Read more

10-01-2022|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios

Second Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad train on its way: the service might have a future

After commencing on 21 December, the Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad corridor dispatched a second train on 29 December. The train is currently transiting via Iran, carrying 24 covered wagons from Pakistan with 524 tons of Talc powder.Read more

04-01-2022|1 comment|author: Nikos Papatolios

Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad train departed. Is it real this time?

The Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul (ITI) railway train finally departed in western direction on Tuesday 21 December. After many failed attempts to resume this rail freight service connecting Pakistan, Iran and Turkey, it now seems that the train...Read more

22-12-2021|4 comments|author: Majorie van Leijen