Pakistan, Turkey, Iran likely to resume ITI cargo operations

The Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad (ITI) cargo train is expected to resume from 2021 as Pakistan, Turkey and Iran concluded the 10th edition of the Economic Cooperation Organisation’s (ECO) transport and communications ministers’ meeting in Istanbul.

According to a report by Euransian Times, the railway line covers 6,500 kilometers between Pakistan and Turkey via Iran. It spreads about 2,600 kilometers in Iran, 1,950 kilometers in Turkey, and 1,990 kilometers in Pakistan.

The transit route is expected to reduce the time taken for the transportation of goods through seaways whereas the project will boost economic ties between the three countries Pakistan, Iran and Turkey.

According to Mehr News, the train has a maximum capacity of twenty 40-feet containers while transporting goods from European countries to Pakistan via seaway will take almost 45 days.

It may be mentioned here that the route is recognised by the United Nations (UN) as an international corridor between the three countries.