by lpetrich
Yes, that Central Asian country.
Uzbekistan shows off Central Asia's first high-speed train - The Times of India
Tashkent–Samarkand high-speed rail line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It uses Russian guage, it will have a top speed of 250 km/h, and it will initially have two Talgo trainsets. The route is 344 km/ 214 mi long, and the scheduled travel time is 2h 10m.
It should open this month, but I have not been able to find out anything further.
The national Uzbek RR company expects to extend service to Bukhara.
Russian-gauge HSR? Most HSR systems have used standard gauge, even in nations with lots of different-gauge track, like Spain and Japan. However, there is another nation with Russian-gauge HSR: Russia itself.
Uzbekistan shows off Central Asia's first high-speed train - The Times of India
Tashkent–Samarkand high-speed rail line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It uses Russian guage, it will have a top speed of 250 km/h, and it will initially have two Talgo trainsets. The route is 344 km/ 214 mi long, and the scheduled travel time is 2h 10m.
It should open this month, but I have not been able to find out anything further.
The national Uzbek RR company expects to extend service to Bukhara.
Russian-gauge HSR? Most HSR systems have used standard gauge, even in nations with lots of different-gauge track, like Spain and Japan. However, there is another nation with Russian-gauge HSR: Russia itself.
