Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul  Corridor

The Subject «The Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Rail and Road Corridor (ITI-ECO)» belongs to the following Online Higher Educational Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Transportation Courses: Road, Railway, Multimodal.

Diploma: International Transport.

Masters: International Transport, International Business.

Doctorate: Global Logistics, Asian Business, European Business, World Trade.

Learning materials in . Summary in Corredor Islamabad-Teherán-Estambul Corridor chemin de fer-route Islamabad-Téhéran-Istanbul (ITI-ECO) Corredor ferroviário-rodoviário Islamabade-Teerão-Istambul (ITI-ECO).

Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Rail-Road Corridor (ITI-ECO).

The  Islamabad (Pakistan)-Tehran (Iran)-Istanbul (Turkey) Rail-Road Corridor is a key project of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).

The Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul (ITI) Railway Corridor is made up of two corridors:

1. Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Railway Corridor (ITI, ECO Containers Train)
   1. Cargo and container transport;
   2. The ECO Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul container train (6,543 km) has been running regularly since August 2010.
      1. Turkey: 1,950 km;
      2. Iran: 2,603 Km;
      3. Pakistan: 1,990 km.
   3. Estimated time: 11 days;
   4. Over 30% reduction in rail fares compared to traditional routes;
   5. Transport capacity: 20 wagons of 40 feet;
   6. The Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Railway Corridor has a great potential;
   7. From Turkey the corridor can link up with the European rail networks;
   8. The container train connects to the Marmara submarine railway tunnel (Turkey);
   9. India and Bangladesh have expressed interest in connecting to the Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Rail Corridor.
2. Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Road Transport Corridor (ITI).

Characteristics of the Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Corridor

1. Multimodal corridor: road, rail and inland water transport;
2. TIR Convention of the International Road Transport Union (IRU).

Transit Transport Framework Agreement (TTFA) signed by Pakistan, Iran and Turkey.

1. The main objective of the Transit Transport Framework Agreement (TTFA) signed by Pakistan, Iran and Turkey is to provide access to landlocked countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation (ECO) region;
2. Approval: 2000;
3. Type of transport: Road, rail and inland water transport;
4. An Agreement has already been reached on unified fares and train schedules in each country;
5. Ratified by eight ECO member states: Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Turkey;
6. Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have not withdrawn the agreement.

Countries in the area of influence of the Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia:

Countries in the area of influence of the corridor: Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Georgia, India, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

Asian regional economic communities related to the Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Rail and Road Corridor (ITI-ECO).

1. Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO): Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan;
2. Asian Clearing Union (ACU): Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Myanmar, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka;
3. Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Programme (CAREC): Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Iran is an observer country;
4. Iran is a member of:
   1. Indian-Ocean Rim Association (IORA);
   2. Organization for Cooperation between Railways (OSJD);
   3. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (observer country).
5. Turkey is a member of:
   1. Euro-Mediterranean Partnership;
   2. Customs Union with the EU;
   3. Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE);
   4. Africa-Turkey Partnership;
   5. Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States;
   6. Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC);
   7. Black Sea Synergy;
   8. Turkey is an observer country in the Association of Caribbean States (ACS).

Free Trade Agreements related to the Countries of the corridor

1. Pakistan
   1. Preferential Trade Area with Mauritius;
   2. ASEAN-Pakistan Free-Trade Area;
   3. Free Trade Agreements with Sri Lanka, India, China, Bangladesh and the MERCOSUR;
   4. Iran-Pakistan Preferential Trade Agreement.
2. Iran
   1. Free Trade Agreements of Iran: Algeria, Armenia, Syria, Venezuela, Pakistan.
3. Turkey
   1. Turkish Free Trade Agreements: EFTA, Tunisia, Egypt, EU, Chile, Africa-Turkey, Israel, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Georgia and Albania.
4. Islamic Trade Preferential System (TPS-OIC).

Main Euro-Asian institutions related to the corridor

1. Boao Forum for Asia;
2. Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD);
3. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP);
4. Asian Development Bank (ADB);
5. Colombo Plan;
6. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).

Major Islamic institutions related to the corridor

1. Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OCI);
2. Islamic Development Bank (IsDB).

Islam is the main religion of the region of the Corridor Railway-Road Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul (ITI-ECO).

The Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Rail and Road Corridor (ITI-ECO) belongs to the Central Eurasian Economic Area.

Related Corridors to the Silk Road

1. Bangladesh-Myanmar Corridor;
2. Asia-Africa Corridor;
3. China-Central Asia-West Asia Corridor;
4. Almaty-Bishkek Corridor;
5. China-Mongolia-Russia Corridor;
6. International North-South Transport Corridor;
7. Trans-Siberian Railway (Russia, North Korea);
8. China-Pakistan Corridor;
9. Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA);
10. Nanning-Singapore Economic Corridor;
11. India-Chabahar (Iran)-Afghanistan Corridor.

Trans-European Transport Network Corridors.

1. Baltic-Adriatic Transport Corridor;
2. North Sea-Baltic Transport Corridor;
3. North Sea-Mediterranean Transport Corridor;
4. Atlantic Transport Corridor;
5. Pan-European Corridor II;
6. Pan-European Corridor IX.

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