Uzbekistan Railways launched the high-speed rail operation on the Tashkent-Bukhara route through Samarkand. Afrosiyob high-speed train made its first trip on the route on August 25.
The implementation of the project on 259 km Samarkand-Bukhara high-speed rail operation began in 2015. The cost of the project was USD 400 million and it was financed by Uzbekistan Railways.
Uzbekistan launched a high-speed rail operation on the Tashkent-Samarkand route in 2011. Some USD 225 million was invested in the modernization of the infrastructure.
Uzbekistan Railways and Parentes Talgo have signed a contract to purchase two high-speed electric trains, the AVE 250, at a cost of USD 38 million.
The trains, which must be delivered by late 2016, will be used on the new route.
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