Electrification of Karshi-Termez railway completed
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) --
Uzbekistan Temir Yollari (Uzbekistan Railways) completed the electrification of the railway section of Karshi-Termez.
As part of the project, the company electrified 325 km of the railway. The project cost was US$327.6 million.
The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) provided a loan of US$ 160 million for the implementation of this project. Uzbekistan Temir Yollari directed US$167.4 million of its own funds to the project.
The project will reduce costs for passenger and freight transportation by more than a third. It will also increase the speed of movement and the capacity of the railway.
