Названы сроки запуска первого рабочего поезда по железнодорожной магистрали Баку-Тбилиси-Карс

БАКУ, 3 дек – 1NEWS.AZ

В конце 2013 года по железнодорожной магистрали Баку-Тбилиси-Карс (БТК) будет запущен первый рабочий поезд.

Как сообщает 1news.az, об этом журналистам заявил заместитель министра транспорта Азербайджана Муса Панахов.

По его словам, БТК позволит расширить объем грузоперевозок в регионе и будет способствовать развитию транспортного коридора "Европа-Кавказ-Азия".

Напомним, что проект создания железнодорожного транспортного коридора БТК включает строительство ветки Карс-Ахалкалаки протяженностью 98 км, из которых 68 км приходится на долю турецкой, 30 км - грузинской территории.

В Грузии для повышения пропускной способности до 15 млн. тонн грузов в год будет реконструирован 183-километровый участок железной дороги Ахалкалаки-Марабда-Тбилиси. Также в Ахалкалаки планируется строительство пункта по переходу поездов с существующей в Грузии колеи на европейскую.

По новой железнодорожной ветке планируется ежегодно транспортировать 30 млн. тонн грузов. По информации Министерства транспорта Азербайджана, БТК позволит увеличить грузопоток, в частности, контейнерных, наливных и других типов грузов из Азии в Европу.

Алена Салаева

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