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 OBJECTIVES OF THE TRANS ASIAN RAILWAY
The Trans-Asian Railway (TAR) was initiated in the 1960s

OBJECTIVES
K Provide a continuous 14,000-km rail link between
Singapore and Istanbul (Turkey),
K Onward connections to Europe and Africa.
K Shorten the distances and reduce transit times
between countries and regions,
K Catalyst for the notion of international transport as a
tool for trade expansion
K Economic growth and cultural exchanges
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ï
 adopted a step-by-step approach to

define the T etwork due to following factors

K The extent of the territory covered

K The differences in standards
K The differences in the levels of technical
development between railways in the
region
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T divided into following four major components
orthern
orridor:
hina, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, the
ussian Federation and the Korean eninsula
outhern
orridor: Thailand, and the outhern
hinese
rovince of Yunnan to Turkey through Myanmar,
Bangladesh, India, akistan and the Islamic epublic of
Iran; ri Lanka also part of this
orridor
 ï and Indochina: ub egion of  ï and Indo-

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orth outh
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through the ussian Federation,
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Methodology and Principles Adopted
K International importance of the link
K
onformity with a set of technical requirements
K Gauges - xle-load - peed
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ompatibility of operational practices e.g. couplers,
length of trains
K oftware aspects of transport
K Tariff-related issues
K Institutional framework pertaining to the passage of
goods across borders
K Break-of-gauge points - possible solutions
K Missing links
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FEATURES IN FAVOR OF UTILIZATION OF RAIL TRANSPORT IN ASIA

K Landlocked Countries
K Economic Justification
K Reliance on ports to connect national economies
to the world͛s markets
K Exporters of mineral resources
K The continuing surge in the volumes of goods
being exchanged, and
K Rail as an environmentally friendly and safe mode
of transport
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China (1,435 mm) and Viet Nam (1,000 mm)
China (1,435 mm) and the Russian Federation (1,520 mm)
China (1,435 mm) and Mongolia (1,520 mm)
China (1,435 mm) and Kazakhstan (1,520 mm)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1,435 mm) and the Russian
Federation (1,520 mm)
Islamic Republic of Iran (1,435 mm) and Turkmenistan (1,520 mm)
Islamic Republic of Iran (1,435 mm) and Azerbaijan (1,520 mm)
Turkey (1,435 mm) and Armenia (1,520 mm)
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INDIA
Linkage Points Wagah - Tharparker
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ommunication between India and
akistan
Passenger Trains Interchanged at both the points
Freight Trains Interchanged at Wagah only
Wagons Interchange The number of freight wagons is
equalized within every ten days
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Major Goods Interchanged: alt and Dry Dates from akistan
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Intermittent Disruption of ail Traffic
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IRAN
Gauge Braod Gauge upto Zahidan, inside Iran (about
100 kilometers) from Quetta via Taftan,
without break of gauge.
Rail Operation The passenger and freight trains run through
upto Zahidan
Agreement Memorandum of greement
Freight ulphur and Bitumen from Iran
Traffic ice from akistan.
Passenger Fortnightly
Trains
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IRAN
Constraints
K
ondition of The track between Quetta and Zahidan
K evision of greement
K Detention to Freight Wagons and Locomotives at
Zahidan
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IRAN
Constraints
K
ondition of The track between Quetta and Zahidan
K evision of greement
K Detention to Freight Wagons and Locomotives at
Zahidan
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IRAN
Constraints
K
ondition of The track between Quetta and Zahidan
K evision of greement
K Detention to Freight Wagons and Locomotives at
Zahidan
K Zahidan ʹ Kerman ʹ Gap, filled
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AFGHANISTAN

K fghanistan is a land locked country and has access to

Karachi ort through akistan ailway,
K  rotocol between the two countries
K Goods in Transit to fghanistan (GIT) are transported
from Karachi ort to eshawar and
haman by ail
wherefrom to fghanistan by oad
Constraints
olitical
onditions
TAR AGREEMENT
 CONCLUSION
n view of the constraints discussed above, it can
be concluded, that the political instability in
Mfghanistan and intermittent disruption of
communication between ndia - Pakistan, are the
major issues and impediments in the way of
smooth and through rail communication in the
region. Without attending to these issues the trade
amongst and beyond these countries by rail at a
larger scale is not possible. Therefore, optimum
use of economies of scale and of natural
resources available in and around these countries
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is also impeded.
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