A preparation of receival of a
high-speed train from Spain, ¡°Afrosiyob¡±, is in process. This train will
connect Tashkent and Ancient Samarkand and fully responds to global standards.
According to 12.uz and the "Golos
Uzbekistana" (¡°Voice of Uzbekistan¡±) newspaper, the ¡°Afrosiyob" train
is unique not only in Central Asia but also in the whole CIS. The distance from
Tashkent to Samarkand this strain will cover just in 2 hours. All the necessary
conditions and facilitates are available for passengers. This unique event
requires a creation of new engineer-constructions, railway stations,
reconstruction of railroads, and modernization of communication and etc. in the
short term.
In this context, in accordance with the
Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers large-scale preparation and re-construction
works are being made. A 59-kilometer area of the railroad Dashtobod-Jizak is
under capital reconstruction. On Yangiyer-Dashtobod area, a 2-side electrified
railroad with a length of 39 meter is being constructed. On the route
Tashkent-Samarkand, 658 km of the route is being bordered by iron and concrete
construction at its both sides. Eventually, this will provide security of the
races.
The
¡°Golos Uzbekistana¡± notes: ¡°maintenance of the motion of the high-speed train
¡°Afrosiyob" is a result of the Independence, friendly cooperation of
Uzbekistan and Spain and, at the same time, this is the realization of the
transportation and communication networks¡¯ development and the beginning of new
era on the railroads of the country¡±.