TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, December 16. Uzbekistan
is shifting ahead with plans to construct a separate high-speed
passenger railway between Tashkent and Samarkand, marking a key
step within the modernization of the nation’s rail transport system,
Trend studies through
Uzbekistan Railways.
The undertaking stems from a presidential decision adopted in
October 2023, which mandated the event of a feasibility examine
for a devoted high-speed line alongside the busy Tashkent–Samarkand
hall. The feasibility examine might be ready by an
worldwide consortium comprising Saman Engineering, Dong Myeong
Engineering Consultants & Architecture Co., Ltd., Korea Railroad
Corporation, and Korea National Railway, with funding supplied
via a grant from the Korea Eximbank.
The deliberate railway is anticipated to considerably enhance
passenger mobility, cut back journey occasions, and ease stress on
current rail infrastructure. It additionally aligns with Uzbekistan’s
broader technique to broaden high-speed rail providers and improve
connectivity between main financial and vacationer facilities.
At a gathering held on February 14, Uzbek and South Korean
officers reviewed the strategy and scope of the feasibility examine,
together with technical parameters and implementation timelines.
Representatives of the Korean consortium introduced their imaginative and prescient for
the undertaking, outlining preliminary ideas for route design and
high-speed operations.
The new undertaking goals to maneuver past the capability limits of the
present Afrosiyob system, which shares tracks with freight trains,
inflicting bottlenecks.
While the present Afrosiyob trains function at as much as 250 km/h,
the brand new devoted line is being designed for operational speeds of
as much as 300 km/h.
The journey from Tashkent to Samarkand is anticipated to drop from
the present 2 hours and 13 minutes to only 1 hour and half-hour (a
32% time saving).
