Baghdad–Basra high-speed rail line


The Baghdad-Basra rail line is a railway line that operates since 2014 between the cities of Baghdad and Basra in Iraq. The line is roughly long, with intermediate cities including Karbala, Musayyib, Najaf, and Samawah. The line was planned to be high-speed, allowing a top speed of, but operates at a lower speed. There is one train service per day, taking 10 - 12 hours, in each direction. Both are at night. the trains is a new train made in China.

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