BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct. 27
By Natavan Rzayeva - Trend:
Uzbekistan Railways is working on the renewal of the railway carriage fleet and the modernization of passenger carriages, Trend reports via Uzbek media.
The company plans to purchase new rolling stock and increase passenger traffic in suburban connections in the near future.
The international experience of organizing suburban communication in large metropolitan areas has been studied in this regard. Also, taking into account comfort, reliability and safety, the requirements for modern rolling stock, made in Russia, China, Belarus and South Korea, have been studied as well.
In total, it is planned to purchase 15 units of electric trains and 5 units of diesel trains. After the purchase of new electric and diesel trains, it is planned to establish their running in the following directions: Tashkent - Gulistan, Tashkent - Khojikent, Tashkent - Angren, Tashkent - Bekabad, Kokand - Pap - Namangan, Kokand - Margilan - Andijan, Samarkand - Bukhara, Bukhara - Khiva , Bukhara - Karshi, Khiva - Nukus, Termez - Darband, Tashkent - Samarkand, Tashkent - Bukhara, Tashkent - Khiva.
The company is currently carrying out large-scale overhaul on the Salar - Chirchik - Khojikent railway section.