Trains
Trains to cities in Iraq
The stations on record and the rail routes to nearby cities with estimated times, city by city, from public data.
51 cities in Iraq have a trains page: the stations on record and the rail routes to nearby cities with estimated times. Largest first.
| City | Region | Population | Stations on record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baghdad | Baghdad | 7,216,000 | 1 |
| Mosul | Nineveh | 1,683,000 | — |
| Erbil | Erbil | 1,612,700 | — |
| Basrah | Basra | 1,326,564 | 1 |
| Karbala | Karbala | 1,218,732 | — |
| Sadr City | Baghdad | 1,211,849 | — |
| Kirkuk | Kirkuk | 1,031,000 | — |
| Abū Ghurayb | Baghdad | 900,000 | — |
| Sulaymaniyah | Sulaymaniyah | 878,146 | — |
| Nasiriyah | Dhi Qar | 558,400 | — |
| Najaf | Najaf | 482,576 | — |
| Al Hillah | Babil | 455,700 | — |
| Abū al-Kahṣīb | Basra | 357,771 | — |
| Al Maḩmūdīyah | Baghdad | 350,000 | — |
| Dihok | Duhok | 340,900 | — |
| Al ‘Amārah | Maysan | 323,302 | — |
| Al Diwaniyah | Al-Qadisiyah | 318,801 | — |
| Al-Kut | Wasit | 315,162 | — |
| Al Madīnah | Basra | 255,000 | — |
| Kelar | Sulaymaniyah | 250,000 | — |
| Ramadi | Anbar | 223,500 | — |
| Al Fallūjah | Anbar | 190,159 | — |
| Ash Shaţrah | Dhi Qar | 182,175 | — |
| Khānaqīn | Diyala | 175,000 | — |
| Bayjī | Salah ad Din | 173,677 | — |
| Ash Sharqāt | Salah ad Din | 160,000 | — |
| Sāmarrā’ | Salah ad Din | 158,508 | — |
| Al Miqdādīyah | Diyala | 155,968 | — |
| As Samawah | Muthanna | 152,890 | — |
| Baqubah | Diyala | 152,550 | — |
| Sumayl | Duhok | 152,512 | — |
| Simele | Duhok | 152,512 | — |
| Xebat | Erbil | 148,047 | — |
| Khasnahzān | Erbil | 146,639 | — |
| Qeładizê | Sulaymaniyah | 140,688 | — |
| Al Hindīyah | Karbala | 139,578 | — |
| Al Qurnah | Basra | 134,174 | — |
| Baḥarkah | Erbil | 130,518 | — |
| Sīnah | Duhok | 128,776 | — |
| Az Zubayr | Basra | 122,676 | — |
| Ţūz Khūrmātū | Salah ad Din | 120,712 | — |
| Rānyah | Sulaymaniyah | 114,173 | — |
| Qal‘at Sukkar | Dhi Qar | 110,000 | — |
| An Nu‘mānīyah | Wasit | 110,000 | — |
| Kufa | Najaf | 110,000 | — |
| Abu Gharaq | Babil | 108,212 | — |
| Umm Qaşr | Basra | 107,620 | — |
| 'Ākra | Nineveh | 105,370 | — |
| Al Fāw | Basra | 104,569 | — |
| Al-Musayab | Babil | 101,873 | — |
| Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah | Babil | 100,600 | — |
Common questions
Which cities in Iraq have a trains page?
Baghdad, Mosul, Erbil, Basrah, Karbala, Sadr City, Kirkuk, Abū Ghurayb, Sulaymaniyah, Nasiriyah and 41 more.
What currency is used in Iraq?
The Dinar (IQD).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.