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by Yonah Freemark
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Baghdad Subway, 24 miles for $3 billion

Thanks to a friend in Palo Alto, we present to you plans for a Baghdad Subway. The Iraqi national cabinet has approved two lines – one 11 miles long and the other 13 – each with 20 stations, with funds providing $3 billion of the cost. This is the first mark of approval for a plan that was studied beginning last year, with the intention of dramatically reducing the insane congestion that marks life in the Iraqi capital. This article in the Guardian provides a nice overview of the project’s history.

Interestingly, it the project is based on a still-born metro that

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Upcoming Transit Line Openings: 2012

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  • ▶ Sacramento Green Line to the River District LRT
  • ▶ Rhode Island Wickford Junction Extension CR
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February
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March
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Summer
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