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SOUTH CAUCASUS RAILWAY: RAILWAY CROSSING WITH TURKEY IS READY FOR OPERATION
by Alexander Avanesov
Wednesday, August 21, 18:45
The railway crossing with Turkey at Akhuryan station is ready for
operation, Spokesman of the South Caucasus Railway CJSC Vahe Davtyan
told ArmInfo on Wednesday, when asked to comment on the statement
by the head of Erzurum Regional Railway Department of Turkey, Yunus
Yesilyurt, that the line to the Armenian border may be repaired by
the end of this year.
Davtyan said that in 2009, following the signing of the Armenian-
Turkish protocols, the South Caucasus Railway carried out a feasibility
study to see if it was possible to create an international logistics
center on the basis of Akhuryan station.
"As a result, we developed a business plan and said that should
there be a political decision, it would take us just a week to
resume railway traffic with Turkey. The project attracted lots of
businessmen. I personally presented it to potential investors during
TRACECA meeting in Istanbul in 2010. Some of them said that it was
a promising project and expressed commitment to fund it," Davtyan said.
He said that in developing the Akhuryan international logistics center
project the company considered all potential cargo services. "The
terminal has all necessary infrastructure. According to our estimates,
some 300,000-2,500,000 tons of cargo can be carried through the
crossing in one year at the initial stage.
Earlier Yesilyurt said that the railway to Kars had already been
repaired and by the end of this year they would finish the repairs
of the section from Kars to the Armenian border.
The Gyumri-Kars railway connecting Armenia with Turkey was built in
the period of the Russian Empire. The agreement signed by the USSR
and Turkish Governments on direct Soviet-Turkish railway service came
into force on 11 October 1961. In 1993 the Armenian-Turkish border was
closed on official Ankara's initiative. The tense relations between
the two countries were caused by Ankara's support of the Azeri stance
on the Karabakh problem and Turkey's sharp reaction to the process of
international recognition of the Armenian Genocide 1915 in the Ottoman
Empire. The last train with cargoes crossed the border on 6 July 1993.
SCR CJSC is the 100% subsidiary of Russian Railway OJSC and the
concessional manager of Armenian Railway under the 13 Feb 2008
Concessional Agreement. The agreement was signed for 30 years and
may be prolonged for 10 more years.
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From: Baghdasarian
by Alexander Avanesov
Wednesday, August 21, 18:45
The railway crossing with Turkey at Akhuryan station is ready for
operation, Spokesman of the South Caucasus Railway CJSC Vahe Davtyan
told ArmInfo on Wednesday, when asked to comment on the statement
by the head of Erzurum Regional Railway Department of Turkey, Yunus
Yesilyurt, that the line to the Armenian border may be repaired by
the end of this year.
Davtyan said that in 2009, following the signing of the Armenian-
Turkish protocols, the South Caucasus Railway carried out a feasibility
study to see if it was possible to create an international logistics
center on the basis of Akhuryan station.
"As a result, we developed a business plan and said that should
there be a political decision, it would take us just a week to
resume railway traffic with Turkey. The project attracted lots of
businessmen. I personally presented it to potential investors during
TRACECA meeting in Istanbul in 2010. Some of them said that it was
a promising project and expressed commitment to fund it," Davtyan said.
He said that in developing the Akhuryan international logistics center
project the company considered all potential cargo services. "The
terminal has all necessary infrastructure. According to our estimates,
some 300,000-2,500,000 tons of cargo can be carried through the
crossing in one year at the initial stage.
Earlier Yesilyurt said that the railway to Kars had already been
repaired and by the end of this year they would finish the repairs
of the section from Kars to the Armenian border.
The Gyumri-Kars railway connecting Armenia with Turkey was built in
the period of the Russian Empire. The agreement signed by the USSR
and Turkish Governments on direct Soviet-Turkish railway service came
into force on 11 October 1961. In 1993 the Armenian-Turkish border was
closed on official Ankara's initiative. The tense relations between
the two countries were caused by Ankara's support of the Azeri stance
on the Karabakh problem and Turkey's sharp reaction to the process of
international recognition of the Armenian Genocide 1915 in the Ottoman
Empire. The last train with cargoes crossed the border on 6 July 1993.
SCR CJSC is the 100% subsidiary of Russian Railway OJSC and the
concessional manager of Armenian Railway under the 13 Feb 2008
Concessional Agreement. The agreement was signed for 30 years and
may be prolonged for 10 more years.
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=5153D3F0-0A70-11E3-8AC50EB7C0D21663
From: Baghdasarian