Ambassador Azizbek Madmarov of Kyrgyzstan conducted a briefing for the diplomats and media in Ashgabat on 16 September 2024. In the first part of the briefing, he quoted a recent speech of President Sadyr Japarov to the nation on the occasion of the Independence Day, and in the later part he spoke about some joint […]
Tajikistan to build railway line up to border with Afghanistan. KOICA of Korea will cooperat
nCa Report Tajikistan is planning to build a railway line to its border with Afghanistan. The ministry of transport of Tajikistan and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) have signed a protocol of negotiations on the development of a feasibility study (TES) for the Jaloliddini railway project Balkhi-Nizhny Pyanj. As reported by Asia Plus, “The […]
Record-Breaking Cargo Delivery on China-Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan Route
A container train recently completed the 4,486-kilometer journey from China to Uzbekistan via Kazakhstan in a record-breaking five days, Kazinform reports. Departing from the Kazakh-Chinese terminal in Xi’an, China, the train traversed the Kazakhstan Railways network to the Saryagash border station before reaching its final destination, Tashkent, a major Central Asian transportation hub. The expedited […]
38th meeting of OSJD member countries starts in Ashgabat today
Turkmenistan will host the 38th meeting of Organization of Cooperation of Railways (OSJD) in Ashgabat on 15-19 April 2024. The meeting participants will include the heads and senior representatives of the railway transport organizations of the member countries of the Oerganization for Cooperation between Railways (OSJD). The general director of the agency for transport and […]
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan join hands to bolster railway connectivity with China, establish Central Asia – South Asia rail links
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have agreed to create a joint venture between the railway authorities of the two countries. It will serve two major purposes: Bolster the railway cargo capacity along the China-Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan route Work together to build the Trans-Afghan railway line that will connect the Uzbek (and Kazakh) railway systems through a railway line traversing […]
Turkmenistan, Afghanistan Discuss Boosting Torghundi Port Capacity
On 8 January 2024, the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Afghanistan, Khoja Ovezov, met with the head of the Afghan Railways Administration (ARA), Maulavi Bakht-ur-Rahman Sharafat, in Kabul. Their discussions centered on strengthening bilateral cooperation in railway connectivity and transit between the two nations. A key focus of the meeting was enhancing the capacity of the […]
Turkmenistan and Afghanistan Establish Joint Committee to Enhance Railway Cooperation
On 1 December 2023, a delegation from Afghanistan led by Bakht Rahman Sharafat, Director General of the Afghanistan Railway Administration, met with Azat Atamyradov, Head of the Turkmendemiryollary Agency (Turkmen Railways). According to the Afghanistan Railway Authority’s press service, the meeting focused on in-depth discussions regarding bilateral cooperation in the railway sector. Expressing gratitude for […]
Eurasian Economic Commission and North-South Corridor Countries Discuss Railway Transportation via Turkmenistan and Iran to Middle East
The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) and the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) are in active dialogue with the participating countries of the North-South international transport corridor (INSTC) project and all interested parties on transporting goods by rail through Turkmenistan and Iran and then by sea to the United Arab Emirates and vice versa. […]
German Company Invests US $40 Million in Uzbekistan’s Railway Industry
JSC “Uzbekistan Temir Yullari” (Uzbekistan Railways) and the German logistics service company “Rhenus SE& CO KG” signed a memorandum on the prospects of cooperation and an investment agreement worth US $ 40 million. The deal was struck last week on the sidelines of the working visit of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Germany […]
Turkmenistan and S.Korea to forge railroad cooperation
On 20 September 2023 the top-management of the “Turkmendemiryollary” Agency [Turkmen Railways] held a videoconference meeting with the representatives of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea, Korea Railroad Corporation, as well as the Korea National Railway state-owned company, the embassy of Turkmenistan to Korea reported. At the beginning of […]
Raisi and Tokayev underline the importance of the Kazakhstan–Turkmenistan–Iran railway
Kazakhstan and Iran have great potential in strengthening transit and transport links between the two countries. This was stated at the meeting of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev with his Iranian counterpart Ibrahim Raisi in New York on the sidelines of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. In particular, the parties noted […]
Tariff Decreases Make North-South Corridor a More attractive Trade Route
Russian Railways Logistics is continuously working to reduce transit time of transportation on the routes of the North-South international transport corridor and pays special attention to the issue of reducing the cost of delivery. The statement came from the the Director of container transportation of JSC “Russian Railways Logistics” Alexander Sivertsev. The company marks a […]
Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan are on final stage of negotiations on the Trans-Afghan Corridor
The railway agencies of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan are holding the final stage of negotiations on the Trans-Afghan railway line, the Information and Analytical Media Center of Uzbekistan Temir Yullari JSC (Uzbek Railways) reports. The Trans-Afghan Railway line is a large-scale project that will open up new prospects for transport cooperation and development in the […]
Xi’an-Central Asia Railway Express was launched by Foreign Ministers of the Central Asian countries and China
On Wednesday, 26 April, the foreign ministers of the Central Asian countries and China on the sidelines of the 4th meeting in Xi’an took part in the launch ceremony of the Chang’an special freight train of China-Europe Railway Express from Xi’an to Central Asia. The event marked the tenth anniversary of the Belt and Road […]
Agreement on digitalization of rail freight management between China and EAEU will speed up movement of cargo in Eurasian landmass
China and the member countries of EAEU have signed a roadmap for speeding up the digitalization of the rail freight management between them, reports the website railfreight.com This will greatly help in the unhindered and faster movement of railway cargo across the Eurasian landmass. EAEU and China want to digitalise their rail freight movements https://www.railfreight.com/railfreight/2023/02/20/eaeu-and-china-want-to-digitalise-their-rail-freight-movements/ […]
Korea could be interested in financing Tajik section of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan Railway
Tajikistan is seeking foreign capital for the feasibility study of the J. Balkhi-Jayhun-Panji Poyon railway construction project, informs the ministry of transport of Tajikistan in its press release of 10 January 2023. A special study group of KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency) is visiting Tajikistan, 6-13 January 2023, to discuss the financing of the project […]
Connectivity, communication facilities commissioned between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan
Presidents, top officials participate through video link from several locations A number of connectivity and communications facilities between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, all of them built and financed by Turkmenistan, were opened on Thursday, 14 January 2021. The presidents and top officials of both the countries took part in the in the back-to-back ceremonies from several […]
Kazakhstan launches new railway service between Turkmenistan and China
Elvira Kadyrova Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) has launched container rail shipments between China and Turkmenistan. The first train, consisting of 44 forty-foot containers loaded with general cargo, has left from Jinannan rail station (Shandong province). The train will travel via the Kazakh border crossings of Khorgos, Altynkol and Bolashak (border with Turkmenistan) and will head to […]
Traffic on the Kazakhstan-Iran-Turkmenistan railway slightly declined, but still unaffected by coronavirus restrictions
Elvira Kadyrova In a view of coronavirus pandemic and forced restrictions taken in the transport sector by countries, cargo traffic along one of the most important transport routes in Central Asia namely the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway has slightly decreased. Thus, the performance data for Q1 2020 says near 273 thousand tons of various cargoes were transported […]
China-Europe railway connection – different approaches, same objectives
There are different approaches for raising the railway cargo movement capacity between China and Europe. It is not just an end-to-end situation – all the territories between China and Europe stand to benefit from the expansion of the railway infrastructure. The space of Kyrgyzstan is in the centre of some of the plans. Everyone interested […]
Turkmenistan perplexed at remarks of Tajik ambassador in Uzbekistan on TAT rail
nCa Commentary Ashgabat, 22 September 2018 (nCa) — The foreign office of Turkmenistan has issued a press release, expressing lack of comprehension on the statement of a Tajik diplomat on the future of TAT rail (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan railway line). The ambassador of Tajikistan in Uzbekistan, Imomi Sodiq Ashurboyzoda, while speaking to the correspondent of the Russian […]
China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway Line – Risks and Rewards
China will connect with Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan through a railway line. It is a grandiose project, under discussion for a number of years, and showing now the signs of fruition. The rewards are huge and quite obvious, but the risks are also enormous and some of them still not in sight. For example, the relations […]
Start of a new corridor – TAPI, TAP500, TAP Fiber Optic Link, Railway Line
Tariq Saeedi and Raviliya Kadyrova Islim Cheshme, 23 February 2018 – Ashgabat, 25 February 2018 (nCa) — After about an hour by airplane, seven hours by train, and another hour by bus, we finally reached the place that looked like an artistic depiction of timelessness – gently rolling sand dunes of a pleasant hue of […]
TAT Rail – A Photo Essay
Ashgabat, 7 June 2013 (nCa) — Just some photos of the launching ceremony of TAT Rail at Atamurat on 5 June 2013:
TAT Rail – The future begins here
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 7 June 2013 (nCa) — Rarely comes the moment when you comprehend fully well that you are a witness to history in the making. One such moment took place on 5 June 2013 when the presidents of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan jointly gave start to the construction of first phase of the […]
Железная дорога ТАТ – Будущее начинается здесь
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 7 июня 2013 (nCa) — Редко наступает такой момент, когда вы полностью осознаете, что стали свидетелем истории в процессе ее становления. Одним из таких моментов стал день 5 июня 2013 года, когда президенты Туркменистана, Афганистана и Таджикистана вместе дали старт строительству первого участка железнодорожной линии Туркменистан-Афганистан-Таджикистан (ТАТ). Место проведения церемонии – Атамурат, […]
Trilateral summit endorses regional railway project
This report was recently published in our paid-subscription publication. It is now being made available for the wider audience. Ed. Trilateral summit endorses regional railway project nCa Report Ashgabat, 21 March 2013 (nCa) — The presidents of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan met Wednesday (20 Mar) in Ashgabat for a trilateral summit. There was just one […]
Трехсторонний саммит поддержал проект регионального железнодорожного коридора
This report was recently published in our paid-subscription publication. It is now being made available for the wider audience. Ed. Трехсторонний саммит поддержал проект регионального железнодорожного коридора Доклад nCa Ашгабат, 21 марта 2013 года (nCa) — Президенты Туркменистана, Афганистана и Таджикистана встретились в среду (20 марта) в Ашгабаде для участия в трехстороннем саммите. Центральное место […]
$55 Million ADB Loan for CAREC Highway Linking Kyrgyz Republic and PRC
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, 8 June 2011 — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $55 million loan to finance improvements to a key highway connecting the Kyrgyz Republic with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The 60-km stretch to be reconstructed is part of the Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program. The program covers […]