Uzbek Railways Explained

Railroad Name:Uzbekistan Railways
Oʻzbekiston Temir Yoʻllari
Ўзбекистон Темир Йўллари
System Map:Uzbekistan Railway Network.png
Marks:OTY
Locale:Uzbekistan
Start Year:1994
Predecessor Line:Soviet Railways
Electrification:25 kV AC
Length:4669km (2,901miles)
Hq City:Tashkent
Website:www.railway.uz

The Uzbekistan Railways (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Temir Yoʻllari|script=latn) are the national rail carrier of Uzbekistan. The company owns and operates all railways within the country. It is a state-owned stock company, formed in 1994 to operate railways within Uzbekistan. As of March 2017, the total length of its main railway network is 4,669 km (2,446 km of which is electrified).[1] It employs 54,700 people.[2]

Routes

See main article: Rail transport in Uzbekistan.

Rolling stock

Passenger trains

!Class!Type!Number!Year!Manufacturer!Notes
ER9E[3] [4] EMU1962RVRrefurbished
ER2EMU1962RVRrefurbished
Talgo 250 (Afrosiyob)EMU~42011–2017Talgo
RegioPanter[5] EMU30 plannedafter 2024Škoda
DMU

Freight

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-documents/48025/48025-003-rrp-en.pdf Asian Development Bank website
  2. Web site: Uzbekistan Railways company website . 2014-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819092022/http://www.uzrailway.uz/personaleng.html . 2014-08-19 . dead .
  3. Web site: Uzbekistan Railways to launch electric trains on the Tashkent-Khodjikent route . 2024-07-08 . Kun.uz . en.
  4. Web site: 2022-10-14 . Ozbekiston Temir Yollari announced a tender for the delivery of 34 electric trains . 2024-07-08 . ROLLINGSTOCK.
  5. Web site: RegioPanter EMUs for Uzbekistan . 2024-07-08 . Railvolution . en.