Over US$8 billion directed to development of rail transport communications and infrastructure
06/08/2018 14:53
Over US$8 billion directed to development of rail transport communications and infrastructure
06/08/2018 14:53
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Over US$8 billion, including US$2.6 billion of foreign investments, were directed to development of rail transport communications and infrastructure of Uzbekistan. This wass stated in the congratulatory message of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the staff of the joint-stock company Uzbekiston Temir Yollari (Uzbekistan Railways).
The head of Uzbekistan noted that 1.5 billion tonnes of cargo and 370 million passengers were transported by rail from the day of formation of the joint-stock company Uzbekiston Temir Yollari, while the volume of cargo transportation increased 2.1 times, passengers - 2 times. All this shows the scope of the work that you have done, the Uzbek leader said.
To date, more than 60 percent of cargo and more than 75 percent of passengers are transported by rail in the country, it shows how important this sphere plays in development of the economy, the President stressed.
“During the years of independence, the railwaymen of the country paved more than 1500 kilometers of new railways, electrified 1800 kilometers of railway lines, which was an important step in the country’s modernization,” Shavkat Mirziyoyev said.
The President said that high-speed electric trains Afrosiab, produced by the famous Spanish company Talgo, carry out transportation from the capital to such historic cities as Samarkand, Bukhara, and Karshi. In a short time these electric trains became popular both among the residents of our country and among foreign guests.
Uzbek leader said that in the country on the basis of modern requirements 16 new railway stations constructed and 10 operating railway stations were reconstructed, stations use high technologies in accordance with international quality standards.
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