railway in eco countries
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The presentation is an outline on the importance of railway as a mode / medium of transport for the development of ECO CountriesMaqsood A Khan Pakistan RailwaysTRANSCRIPT
RAILWAY NETWORKAND
ECO COUNTRIES
BY
Maqsood Ahmad KhanGENERAL MANAGER®
WELFARE &TRAINING
DECEMBER 2015
ECONOMIC COOPERATION ORGANIZATION
E C O
Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), is an Inter-governmental Regional Organization which was originally established as Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD) in 1964 by Iran, Pakistan and Turkey for promoting sustainable socio-economic development of the Member States. It was renamed ECO in 1985 and in 1992 the organization was expanded to include Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
E C O
1. Afghanistan2. Azerbaijan3. Iran4. Kazakhstan5. Kyrgyzstan6. Pakistan7. Tajikistan8. Turkey9. Turkmenistan10.Uzbekistan
ECO COUNTRIES
ECO COUNTRIES MAP
• Sustainable economic development of its Member States
• Development of TRANSPORT and communications infrastructure linking the Member States and the outside world
• Economic liberalization and privatization• Mobilization and utilization of ECO region's
material resources;• Effective use of the agricultural and industrial
potential of the region• Mutually beneficial cooperation with regional and
international organizations
GOALS AND OBHJECTIVES
The ECO rail network, centrally located in Asia can connect Europe to the rest of the Asian regions like China, India, Far East and South East, as an economical alternate to the existing routes.
ECO RAIL NETWORK
To accelerate development of Transport and Communications Infrastructures; and facilitate Transit through, improving border crossing between the Member States
DIRECTORATE OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
TRANSIT TRANSPORT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT (TTFA) Basic document dealing with the sector of transport and communications
The ECO region is full of bright trading prospects. Despite its young age, ECO has developed into a thriving regional organization. Its international stature is growing. Howeever, the region is lacking in appropriate infrastructure and institutions which the Organization is seeking to develop, on priority basis, to make full use of the available resources in the region.
RAILWAY NETWORKS
IN
ECO COUNTRIES
RAILWAY AND ROAD CORRIDORS CONNECTING THE CENTRAL ASIA REGIONAL ECONOMIC CORPORATION
MEMBER COUNTRIES
RAILWAY NETWORK - AFGHANISTAN
RAILWAY NETWORK - AZERBAIJAN
RAILWAY NETWORK - IRAN
RAILWAY NETWORK – KAZAKHSTAN
RAILWAY NETWORK – KYRGYZSTAN
RAILWAY NETWORK – TAJIKISTAN
RAILWAY NETWORK – TURKEY
RAILWAY NETWORK – TURKMENISTAN
RAILWAY NETWORK – UZBEKISTAN
ECO OFFICIAL MAP
ECO
SIGNIFICANCE
CHINA – CENTRAL ASIA INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
CENTRAL ASIA - SILK ROAD RAIL LINESAND
PROPOSED REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR
E C O AND
TRANS ASIAN RAILWAYS
The railway transport systems in the
ECO Countries are the important
linkage of the Trans-Asian Railway
as well
ECO AND TRANS ASIAN RAILWAYS
• Northern Corridor China - Kazakhstan - Mongolia - Russian Federation - Korea
• Southern Corridor Thailand - the Southern Chinese Province of Yunnan - Myanmar - Bangladesh - India - Pakistan - Iran - Turkey
• North-South CorridorNorthern Europe to the Persian Gulf through the Russian Federation - ECO countries - the Caucasus region
• Sub-Regional NetworkASEAN and Indo-China sub regions
TRANS ASIAN RAILWAY
TRANS ASIAN RAILWAY ROUTES
Iran, a member of ECO, has already developed its port, Bander Abbas, and completed Mashhad - Serakhs – Tejen railway line into Turkemenistan. Thus has opened the railway traffic on the Northern as well as North-South Corridors of the Trans-Asian Railway, which in its turn opened railway routes linking ECO Countries to the ports of the Persian Gulf.
DEVELOPMENTS BY IRAN
NORTH - SOUTH CORRIDOR THROUGH IRAN
NORTH - SOUTH CORRIDOR
SOUTHERN CORRIDOR
INTER MODAL
AND
ECO COUNTRIES
CONTAINERIZATION
MULTI - MODAL / INTER - MODAL
A freight transport system using standard containers which can be loaded on container ships, freight train wagons, and trucks; and provides door-to-door service would facilitate the movant of any railway network, especially the ECO which has large number of land locked countries
The freight traffic on these international
routes will be through containers.
Therefore, development of containerization
(multi-modal) infrastructure and rolling
stock by ECO Railways to boost up trade
between ECO Countries and ultimately to
the European markets, will be in the best
interest of the railways, business community
and the region
• Economic globalization is leading to increased bilateral, intra-regional and inter-regional trade
• Rapidly changing information and
communication technology is allowing the de-localization of industries creating a need for organizing the delivery of components at manufacturing sites
• The improving standards of living are also creating strong demand for consumer goods
FACTORS AFFECTING THE CONTAINERIZATION
LAHORE DRY PORT
E C O
AND
PAKISTAN
• ECO Countries are rich in natural resources.
• They have great potential for development which depends upon the development of transportation and communication systems of the region.
• They need access to the sea through land links i.e. road and rail.
• Pakistan’s policy towards these countries is focussed on their integration with the South (Karachi and Gwadar) providing connection with the Gulf Region, Far East and Middle East.
• Pakistan Railway is connected, in the East with India (Part of Trans Asian Railways); in the North and the West with Afghanistan and Iran (ECO), wherefrom Pakistan has access to other ECO Countries and ultimately to Europe.
• Pakistan is also suitably located on the Southern Corridor of TAR but due to tense relation with India; has to develop its transport infrastructure as a part of North - South Corridor through Afghanistan; and China from Gwader/ Karachi
• Afghanistan has no railway network. Goods in Transit to Afghanistan are transported by rail up-to Chaman and Peshawar, wherefrom these are taken by road. The condition of roads in Afghanistan is deplorable, where reconstruction is required for more than 60% of its highways.
• To make the North - South route, originating from Gwadar Port, a success, Pakistan and concerned ECO States have to join hands in the rehabilitation of the communication network in Afghanistan .
• As an alternate, the Quetta - Taftan - Zahidan route can be used to reach the North - South and Southern Routes through Iran.
ISLAMABAD – TEHRAN – ISTANBUL (ITI) ROUTE
I T I - ROUTE ISLAMABAD – TEHRAN – ISTANBUL ROUTE
PAKISTAN RAILWAYS EXPERIENCE
WITH
IRAN - AFGHANISTAN - INDIA
E C O
ACHIEVEMENTS
• Transit Trade Framework Agreement has been operationalized
• The ECO Container Train on Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul route had started its operation since 14th August 2010
• Railway line on Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran route has been comleted
• The ‘Feasibility Study for Railway Route from China along Tajikistan and Afghanistan to Zahedan/Chabahar in Iran through Herat-Delaram-Zaranj and through Iran and Turkey to Europe
ECO ACHIEVEMENTS
• The The ECO unified Visa Sticker for Drivers and the Crew has been prepared. Procedures for issuance of the unified visa are being finalized
• The ECO Railway Transit routes map has been published. The ECO Road Transit routes map has been finalized
• MoUs between ECO and CIT, and OTIF, focusing on mutual cooperation and technical assistance to implement railway related provisions of the TTFA, have been signed
• An online system is being finalized for money transfer through the financial postal services of the member states
• ECO/IRU Silk Road Caravan, comprising of trucks from eight member states, successfully completed an 11,500 km journey across Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan and Turkey in September-October 2010
The strengthening of the communication network in the ECO region by constructing the missing links, rehabilitating the dilapidated infrastructure and restoring peace, requires huge investment and political will and support on the part of all the stakeholders to develop and make optimum use of the natural resources available in the region.