Construction of key facilities of China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway has begun. The project office of the Strategy for the Development of International Digital Corridors under Uzbekistan Railways JSC reported.
Kyrgyz and Uzbek officials launched the construction of three tunnels more than 10 kilometers long in Jalal-Abad on April 29:
- Tunnel No. 1 — Naryn (Dzhaman-Davan), 12.5 kilometers long;
- Tunnel No. 2 — Koshtoba (Kazarman), 13.2 kilometers long;
- Tunnel No. 3 — Fergana (Suzak district), 12.2 kilometers long.
The total length of China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway is 532.53 kilometers, of which 158.04 kilometers are on the territory of the PRC Kashgar-Torugart and 304.94 kilometers — on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic, including 167.54 kilometers with a track gauge of 1,435 millimeters and 138.77 kilometers with a track gauge of 1,520 millimeters.
It is planned to build 20 railway stations (two promising ones), including 2 border stations, 1 reloading station, 4 intermediate stations and 13 sidings.
It is planned to build 48 bridges with a total length of about 16 kilometers, 27 tunnels with a total length of about 103 kilometers. The total length of bridges and tunnels is about 120 kilometers.
An agreement was signed between China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan on June 6, 2024 to facilitate the implementation of the railway project.
Construction of the road began in October 2024.
