This railway line will unburden the Trans-Siberian Railway – Russian Railways official says
Tashkent
It is beneficial for Russia that the new railway line “China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan” be launched as soon as possible. Due to this railway line, it will be possible to unburden the Trans-Siberian Railway, which is experiencing problems, Sergey Pavlov, Deputy Director General of the Russian Railways (RZD), said.
Russian Railways expect to take part in the construction and operation of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway. When the new route is operational, it will be able to unload the Trans-Siberian Railway, which passes through all of Russia, he noted, according to Podrobno.uz
“We have very good communications with Uzbekistan through Kazakhstan since Soviet times. The road is in excellent condition, and we could send part of the goods to China that are now going through Zabaikalsk to Kashgar, the largest Chinese city on the Silk Road with access to Western Asia,” he said.
“This will improve logistics and unburden the Trans-Siberian Railway, the load on which is now growing. Only since the beginning of the year, cargo transportation to the West has decreased by 70%, while to the East has increased by 64%. We are ready to participate both in the construction and operation of the China-Kyrgyzstan highway “Uzbekistan.” This topic is being discussed now, and we will come to cooperation,” Pavlov added.
He also noted that the length of the Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan-China road will be 454 km. After the branch is put into operation, the volume of transportation along it by the project participants may reach 5 million tons. If Russia joins the project, these volumes can grow to 15 million tons. Now Russian Railways exports 50 million tons of cargo to the East.
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Courtesy: Central Asian Light (Posted on June 14, 2023)
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