Electrified railway Maroqand-Qarshi to be launched in September
30/01/2015 14:50
Electrified railway Maroqand-Qarshi to be launched in September
30/01/2015 14:50
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- State joint stock railway company Uzbekistan Temir Yollaru is planning to complete a project on electrification of railroad Maroqand – Qarshi this year.
General-manager and general engineer of the company Sherzod Ismatullaev said the railway Maroqand – Qarshi will start to function from 1 September 2015.
He said that communication and signaling systems are installed at this road. The company plans to launch this road to the Independence Day of Uzbekistan.
Sherzod Ismatullaev said that launch of the railroad will allow to decrease expenses for use of trains and increase speed of delivery of passengers and cargo to their destinations. Naturally, it will help to increase capacity of passenger and cargo transportation at this line.
The cost of the project is US$237.4 million. The Asian Development Bank issued US$100 million loan to this project, which envisages electrification of 140.8 km.
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