Uzbekistan completes construction of railway bridge bypassing Turkmenistan

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Economy 11/05/2009 Uzbekistan completes construction of railway bridge bypassing Turkmenistan

Central Asia

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- In Uzbekistan, the construction of a metal railway bridge, which is 30 metres high and 250 metres long, has been completed between the Oqrabot and Darband railway stations on the 113th km of the Toshguzar-Boysun-Qumqorgon railways.

The bridge is 1,412 metres above sea level.

The new 223-km-long Toshguzar-Boysun-Qumqorgon railway line links the Qashqadaryo and Surkhondaryo regions with central Tashkent and other regions bypassing Turkmenistan.

The project cost of the new railway line is US$447 million, including US$151.47 million soft loans from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation.

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