First China-Bound Turkish Cargo Train to Pass Through Georgia

The first China-bound Turkish cargo train is to embark on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway on December 8 after departing from Istanbul last Friday, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reports.  The train, entering Georgia through eastern Kars province, is scheduled to stop at the southern town of Akhalkalaki, then traveling across Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan before delivering cargo to China’s Xi’an province.  The Iron … https://civil.ge/archives/386127 #news #baku-tbilisi-kars_railway #china #georgia #headline #trans-caspian_transport_route #turkey