Uzbekistan Railways electrifies 90 km of railroads at Karshi-Tashguzar-Dehkanabad line
06/01/2017 16:13
Uzbekistan Railways electrifies 90 km of railroads at Karshi-Tashguzar-Dehkanabad line
06/01/2017 16:13
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan Temir Yollari (Uzbekistan Railways) completed works on electrification of 90 km of railroads at the Karshi-Tashguzar-Dehkanabad line.
The Uzbek company said that in accordance with the implementation of the Resolution of the First President of Uzbekistan “On the acceleration of infrastructure development, transport and communications construction in 2011-2015” from 21 December 2010, the Uzbek company electrified the railway section Marakand-Karshi.
In 2015, the Uzbek company put into operation high speed train Afrosiyob on the route Tashkent-Samarkand-Qarshi.
Currently, Uzbekistan Temir Yollari works on electrification of Karshi-Termez section. The works at 325 km line is conducted stage-by-stage.
The company completed electrification of Qarshi-Dehkanabad section. The works were launched in September 2016 and completed on the eve of New Year. Some 90 km of railways were electrified.
The solemn ceremony of launch of the line was held at Dehkanabad Railway station.
As noted at the event, large-scale works carried out to repair and electrification of railways, serve not only to the development of the regions, but also to all the socio-economic sphere of the country. Electrification of the railway section Karshi - Termez will replace diesel locomotives to modern electric locomotives, more than a third to reduce transport costs for passengers and cargo, to significantly increase the speed and increase the capacity of the railway.
It is also important to note that the use of electric locomotives will contribute to improving the environmental situation in the region.
According to the project, work on the electrification of the railway section Karshi - Termez will be fully completed in 2017.
Overall, 1,700 kilometers of railway of Uzbekistan was electrified, of which 500 km were put into operation in 2016.
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