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modernization program, more than 300 km of track, 160 technological objects, 33 artificial structures, 130 km of contact network, and 140 km of power lines were repaired. In 2012, three major railway bridges that were built in 1898 were commissioned including the
Zamanlinsky bridge, the Satanikamurj bridge, and the bridge on the Kober-Tumanian span. Infrastructure improvements over the past four years have now allowed for the increase of substantial traffic volumes. Expansion of the railway network of Armenia and increased mining activity in Armenia are creating new jobs, economic growth, and increases in traffic volume.
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operation program and, as part of the concession agreement, received assets owned by
Armenian Railways consisting of 2,000 freight cars, 58 passenger coaches, 85 locomotives and 30 electric trains. All 4,300 personnel formerly employed by Armenian Railways retained their jobs. The concession agreement was concluded for 30 years, with a right of extension for another 20 years after the first 20 years of operation.
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Company. Having reached this key milestone, Rasia FZE moved to secure essential regional cooperation for the financing, construction and operation stages of the project. The feasibility study results indicated that the
Southern Armenia Railway would cost approximately US$ 3.5 billion to construct,
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qualified to bid but RITES, an Indian
Railways company, later withdrew. Russian Railways was the only bidder and established South Caucasus Railway CJSC as a wholly owned subsidiary to run the former Armenian Railways. On 1 June 2008, South Caucasus Railway officially commenced its modernization and
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Caucasus Railway transported 3.2752 million tons of cargo and 415.4 thousand passengers. The cargo volumes comprised 0.456 million tons of exports, 1.2607 million tons of imports, and 1.5585 million tons of local traffic. This cargo comprised 1.3 million tons of
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Armenia-Iran railway was brought up for public discussion for the first time by the Armenian National Security Council on grounds of regional security and it was recently declared a priority project. Arthur Baghdasaryan, Secretary of the Armenian National Security Council,
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On July 28, 2012, a concession agreement was awarded to Dubai-based Rasia FZE (a Rasia Group investment company) for the feasibility, design, financing, construction and operation of a new railway link between
Armenia and Iran having an operating period of 30 years, with a right of extension for
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Armenia in support of a North-South Transport Corridor including, during the period between 2008 and 2012, an investment program exceeding US$ 225 million, which was allocated by Russian Railways. During this time, as a part of the infrastructure
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border, renewal of electrification, and bridge reconstruction. Rail transport was slow and unreliable, and traffic remained low compared to
European countries with similar sized networks, amounting to only 2.6 million tons of freight and 0.85 million passengers in 2004.
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have a length of 305 kilometers from Gagarin to Agarak, and provide a base operating capacity of 25 million tons per annum. The railway will have 84 bridges spanning 19.6 kilometers and 60 tunnels of 102.3 kilometers, comprising 40% of the total project length.
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According to preliminary data from Russian Railways, freight traffic at South Caucasus Railway is expected to increase to up to 30 million tons per annum. The company plans to promote cooperation with Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Ukraine and other countries.
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Dubai-based investment company Rasia FZE (Rasia Group) awarded 30-year concession for constructing and operating the Southern Armenia Railway (also known as the Armenia-Iran Railway and the missing link in the
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added that the project for the construction of the railway to Iran, as well as the reopening of the railway to Abkhazia represent strategic elements of the Armenian Security Plan 2014–2017.
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242:electrified
240:network is
137:Track gauge
104:Predecessor
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1378:Azerbaijan
1235:"Schedule"
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832:References
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297:Azerbaijan
293:Nakhchivan
269:World Bank
174:3 kV
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2422:Singapore
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1651:Srbijavoz
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350:Black Sea
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