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TRAIN SERVICE BETWEEN TURKEY AND IRAQ TO BEGIN ON FEBRUARY 18
ANKARA (A.A) - 11.02.2010 - Train service between Turkey and Iraq will be launched on February 18.
Turkish Railways (TCDD) and Iraqi Railways (IRR) officials who got together in Ankara on January 14 and 15 had agreed to launch train service between Gaziantep and Mosul, in line with an agreement dated October 15, 2009.
The first train will take off on February 16 from Mosul to Gaziantep and the second will be from Gaziantep to Mosul on February 18.
There will be scheduled train trips from Mosul every Tuesday at 12:00 p.m., and from Gaziantep every Thursday at 9:00 p.m.
The service fare for the 18 hour ride will be between 25-35 Euros.
Turkish Railways (TCDD) and Iraqi Railways (IRR) officials who got together in Ankara on January 14 and 15 had agreed to launch train service between Gaziantep and Mosul, in line with an agreement dated October 15, 2009.
The first train will take off on February 16 from Mosul to Gaziantep and the second will be from Gaziantep to Mosul on February 18.
There will be scheduled train trips from Mosul every Tuesday at 12:00 p.m., and from Gaziantep every Thursday at 9:00 p.m.
The service fare for the 18 hour ride will be between 25-35 Euros.
