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Arrived at the station for 08:40 Dushanbe to Kulyab with what I thought was plenty of time, but unlike the day before when the doors to the platform were open, this time they were locked. There were people waiting in the station building but as the time approached 08:30 and I couldn't get on the platform, I felt something was wrong. It turns out the station was being prepared for the 10:08 departure to Volgograd - and as Dushanbe is the border for international trains, immigration and customs block off certain parts of the station. I was kindly pointed in the right direction to access the platform from a side gate 100 meters down the street, and made the train just as the guards were starting to close the doors. | Arrived at the station for 08:40 Dushanbe to Kulyab with what I thought was plenty of time, but unlike the day before when the doors to the platform were open, this time they were locked. There were people waiting in the station building but as the time approached 08:30 and I couldn't get on the platform, I felt something was wrong. It turns out the station was being prepared for the 10:08 departure to Volgograd - and as Dushanbe is the border for international trains, immigration and customs block off certain parts of the station. I was kindly pointed in the right direction to access the platform from a side gate 100 meters down the street, and made the train just as the guards were starting to close the doors. | ||
Revision as of 17:39, 19 November 2024
Country Details
See Wikipedia
Railway System
National Railway Operator
Rochi Ohani Tochikiston = Tajik Railway
Current services
There are currently (November 2024) three lines with passenger services according to the Tajik Railway website.
- Dushanbe - Hisor - Tursunzoda - Pakhtaabad - TJ/UZ border - (Denov, Uzbekistan). Used by International services from Dushanbe to Uzbekistan/Russia, corridor services through Uzbekistan to Khujand and Kanibadam and a daily local service Dushanbe to Pakhtaabad.
- Dushanbe - Yovon - Bokhtar - Sarband - Kulob (also known as Kulyab)
- (Bekabad, Uzbekistan) - UZ/TJ border - Khujand - Konibodom. This part of the Tajik railway network is not connected to the southern part of the network, and trains must pass through Uzbekistan. In recent years these trains have only operated in the summer months, but the current (2024) situation is not known.
Maps
- Online: web archive copy of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikstan map from the Railways Through Europe site, dated September 2009
Timetable
- Rochi Ohani Tochikiston timetable
- Printed: summary timetables are available in some editions of the European Rail Timetable.
Information is available at the Man in Seat 61.
Ticketing
You can buy tickets at the train station or at a kassa in central Dushanbe that sells rail and air tickets. Online, you can try Tutu.ru. It’s user-friendly and in English, but the price is likely to be higher than what you pay offline, and you may still have to get the actual ticket printed for you in a station in Russia.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure Authority
Not known
Network Statement
None known. May not exist.
Gauge
1520 mm (Russian gauge)
Electrification
None on the national network
Tourist Lines
None
Metro and light rail systems
None
Recent and Future Changes
Recent Changes
Future Changes
Visit Reports
From a correspondent in late 2024
Arrived at the station for 08:40 Dushanbe to Kulyab with what I thought was plenty of time, but unlike the day before when the doors to the platform were open, this time they were locked. There were people waiting in the station building but as the time approached 08:30 and I couldn't get on the platform, I felt something was wrong. It turns out the station was being prepared for the 10:08 departure to Volgograd - and as Dushanbe is the border for international trains, immigration and customs block off certain parts of the station. I was kindly pointed in the right direction to access the platform from a side gate 100 meters down the street, and made the train just as the guards were starting to close the doors.
Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
None known.
