Uzbekistan starts construction of new railwayUzbekistan starts construction of new railway

The length of the new line is 396.9 km. The new line will link Navoi-Uchquduq-Sultanuizdag-Nukus at Misken station, which will help to boost railway transportation to northern directions, in particular, Kazakhstan and Russia.

The project will be implemented in two phases. The first phase will be implemented in 2015-2017 and envisages construction of railway Navoi-Kanimeh-Misken for movement of trains on diesel traction.

The cost of the first phase of the project is US$238.1 million and it will be financed due to internal resources.

Within the second stage, it is planned to electrify the railway. The term and cost of the second phase will be determined later.