Trans-Afghan rail corridor needs EU as much as Taliban
A delegation of Uzbekistan Railways is on a visit to Europe with a mission: stirring the interest in the Trans-Afghan Corridor. This corridor that connects Uzbekistan with Pakistan via Afghanistan is in need of foreign...Read more
Trans-Afghan railway: Uzbekistan is ready to welcome foreign investors
The Trans-Afghan railway, which will connect Uzbekistan to Pakistan, is open to Foreign Direct Investors (FDIs), including from the EU. This was one of the outcomes of a meeting held in Tashkent, in eastern Uzbekistan,...Read more
Pakistan visit to China: is the railway corridor on the agenda?
The Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif is visiting China today at Premier Li Keqiang’s invitation. Will the realisation of the China-Pakistan Corridor be discussed? With the project high on the agenda of the respective...Read more
Turkey sends Trains of Kindness to flooded Pakistan
The first Turkish Train of Kindness, filled with humanitarian aid materials directed to Pakistan, is underway. Turkey is the first country to send humanitarian aid to Pakistan, where floods have already caused the death of...Read more
Afghanistan and Uzbekistan draw roadmap for corridor to Pakistan
The Trans-Afghan railway that connects Uzbekistan to the ports of Pakistan is one step closer to realisation. Afghan officials have promised to finalise the roadmap, which had been delayed due to ‘recent developments in the...Read more
How the Winter Olympics in Beijing benefit the Belt and Road initiative
The assumption that the Winter Olympics are only about sports can already be contested. Since the start of the worldly event in Beijing, several handshakes have been made by world leaders agreeing about a range...Read more
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
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
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 moreThe Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad train was never viable
New light is shed on the case of the Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad train. The service that promised a lot but never happened seems never to have been feasible, and if there is someone to blame, that is...Read moreIstanbul-Tehran-Islamabad train: political issues behind its stagnation
The Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad train project would begin operations on 4 March, but the first trip was cancelled multiple times. What could be the possible reasons for this situation? According to the customers, it was all a...Read moreWhat happened to the Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad train?
The revival of the ITI corridor between Turkey, Iran and Pakistan has been long-awaited. Operations were about to begin a couple of weeks ago, with the train departing from Istanbul on 4 March and arriving...Read moreIstanbul-Tehran-Islamabad corridor revives on 4 March
According to Pakistan Railways, the Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad corridor will begin its operations tomorrow, on Thursday 4. On this date, the train will leave Istanbul to arrive in Islamabad on 16 March, following a twelve-day trip. The...Read more
Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan to connect via joint rail project
Railway developments in Central Asia have made the headlines several times recently, with Pakistan and Uzbekistan playing a central role. Once more, they are the leading players of a potential railway connection, this time between...Read more
ITI corridor to assume services as part of New Silk Road
Turkey, Iran and Pakistan want to revive services of the Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad train this year. Pakistan wants to connect this line with China’s Belt and Road network through Pakistan’s ML-1 railway line, the largest component of...Read more