Night train route
Baghdad–Basra Night Train
Baghdad → Basra · Iraq
Iraq back on rails: since 2014 a Chinese-built sleeper DMU hums south past Babylon and the Euphrates towns, Baghdad to Basra by breakfast.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 16880309 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Iraqi Republic Railways — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Baghdad–Basra Night Train?
The Baghdad–Basra Night Train runs 550 km from Baghdad to Basra.
How long does the Baghdad–Basra Night Train take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 8 h 30 min for the 550 km. That is an average of 65 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 100 km/h.
Who runs the Baghdad–Basra Night Train?
Iraqi Republic Railways, with CSR sleeper DMU.
How old is the Baghdad–Basra Night Train?
The line has been in service since 2014. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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