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The Tashkent–Bukhara high-speed rail line is a 600-kilometre (373 mi) high-speed rail connection between Tashkent and Bukhara, two major cities in Uzbekistan. The route passes through six regions: Tashkent, Sirdaryo, Jizzakh, Samarqand, Navoiy, and Bukhara in Uzbekistan. Trains operate daily under the brand name Afrosiyob (named after Afrasiyab).
It starts north of Tashkent in Uzbekistan at Arys, where it branches off from the Trans-Aral Railway. It heads roughly northeast through Shymkent, Taraz, Bishkek (on a spur) to the former Kazakh capital of Almaty. There it turns northward to Semey before crossing the Russian border.
Tashkent–Samarkand section opened 2011 using HSR capable trains while upgrading taking over 2.5 hours, in 2013 the 344 km route full commercial speed taking 2 hours and 8 minutes. Uzbekistan Railways management has raised the possibility of building a dedicated electrified line from Tashkent to Samarkand, shortening the journey to 1 hour and ...
A large percentage of the system's track requires major repair. The main line is the portion of the Trans-Caspian railway that connects Tashkent with the Amu Darya. There are rail links with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan (see Trans-Caspian Railway), Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan. Suburban traffic only exists around Tashkent.
Train Name/No. Operator Name Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Moscow: Tashkent: Uzbekistan 505 Uzbek Railways: 3,379 km 26 1 to 3 times a month 72 hrs (~3 days) Kazan: Almaty: 114 / 113 Kazakhstan Temir Joly: 3,329 km 59 Оnce a week 64 hrs (~2.5 days) Kazan: Bishkek: 114 / 113 (additional carriage) Kyrgyz Railways: 3,278 ...
The small old airport is no longer in operation. The passenger railway station marks the end of the railway line from Bishkek; it has newly begun direct services in 2018 to/from Tashkent, as well as long existing rail services to Kazakhstan. [6] In March 2018, Uzbekistan Railways began a new service, connecting Tashkent with Balykchy. [7]
In 2001, Tashkent metro has received newer trains of 81-718/719. There were plans to purchase trains of series 81-717.6/714.6 for the metro but that didn't happen. There was a decision to modernize the existing 81-717 trains in the Tashkent Carriage Repair Factory. The first modernised train appeared in 2015.
The Trans-Aral Railway, also known as the Tashkent Railway, is a 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 + 27 ⁄ 32 in) Russian gauge railway built in 1906 to connect Kinel and Tashkent, both then within the Russian Empire. [2] [3] For much of the early 20th century, it was the only railway link between European Russia and Central Asia.