Uzbekistan, China and Kyrgyzstan identify further steps for railway construction

On May 18, in the city of Xi’an, a trilateral document was signed between the State Committee for Development and Reforms of China, the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Kyrgyzstan and the Ministry of Transport of Uzbekistan, which provides for further steps on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway construction project, the press service of the Ministry of Transport reported.

According to them, to date, for this project, the parties have completed the work on the development of a feasibility study and conducted a tripartite joint assessment of the feasibility study for the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway construction project, which will be further reviewed. The new document will define the next steps in the implementation of this project, such as the development of detailed design, research and definition of an investment and financing model.

It is noted that the project contributes to the strengthening of interregional ties, will meet the goals of the Central Asian states to diversify transport directions and increase the region's competitiveness as an international transport and transit hub.

The total length of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway will be about 454 km, of which 280 km will pass through the territory of Kyrgyzstan. The entire line has 18 stations, 81 large and medium bridges with a length of 26.1 km, 41 tunnels - 120.39 km, the total length of bridges and tunnels is 146.49 km, which is 47.0% of the entire length of the line.

According to preliminary forecasts, the reduction of the route from East Asia to the countries of the Middle East and Southern Europe will be about 900 km, and the time will be reduced by 7-8 days, while the volume of cargo transportation may reach 12-15 million tons per year.

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