واقع سكك الحديد في العراق و سبل تنميتها

Abstract EN

The research deals with studying the reality of railway transportation in Iraq, as this sector suffers from a marked deterioration in the level of services provided to travelers and cargo owners, which has led to the reluctance of most individuals to acquire this means of transportation, despite it being one of the cheapest means of transport.

The wear and tear of the infrastructure of this medium, represented by railways, locomotives and wagons, made it lack speed, comfort and safety, which led to a reduction in the demand for rail transport service, despite the importance of this method in reducing traffic congestion that has become continuously increasing as a result of the increase in population And vehicles, the research was based on the methodology of objective analysis of official data and converting them into tables and graphs for ease of comparison, in addition to the descriptive approach, to come out with the final results reached by the research, and to find some appropriate solutions to upgrade the rail transport system in Iraq.