total:
2,272km
standard gauge:
2,272km 4ft8+1⁄2in (1,435mm) standard gauge
The Baghdad Metro (Arabic: مترو بغداد), also known as Baghdad Elevated Train(BET) is a planned rapid transit public railway system consisting of an underground metro as well as an elevated railway in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. In July 2024, it was announced that an international consortium consisting of French, Spanish and Turkish companies as well as Deutsche Bank were awarded $17.5 billion to implement the Baghdad Metro project.[1] The project is estimated to be completed by May 2029.[2]
A 37km monorail is planned in Najaf, which would link three Shi'ite holy sites.[3]
The first Iraqi Republic Railways train to Basra since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime arrived on 26 April 2003. British troops hope to use the 68km long railway to transport much-needed aid supplies from the port town of Umm Qasr to Basra.
All adjacent countries generally use 4ft8+1⁄2in (1,435mm) standard gauge, but may vary in couplings. Neighbours with electrified railways – Turkey and Iran – both use the world standard 25 kVAC
5,729km (Euphrates River (2,815km), Tigris River 1,899km, Third River (565km)); Shatt al Arab is usually navigable by maritime traffic for about 130km. The channel has been dredged to 3 m and is in use. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers have navigable sections for shallow-draft watercraft; the Shatt al Basrah canal was navigable by shallow-draft craft before closing in 1991 because of the Gulf War.
Pipelines
crude oil 5,432km; natural gas 2,455km; refined products 1,637km; liquid petroleum gas 913km
