Uzbekistan

Country Details

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Railway System

National Railway Operator

Uzbekistan Railways (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Temir Yoʻllari) are the national rail carrier.

Maps

• Online: web archive copy of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikstan map from the Railways Through Europe site, dated September 2009
• Tashkent Metro Map.

Timetable

• Printed: summary timetables are available in some editions of the European Rail Timetable.

Information is available at the Man in Seat 61.

Journey Planner

Planner and Ticket purchase Link

Infrastructure

At of March 2017, total length of main railway network; 4,700 km with some 2,450 km electrified.

Gauge

• Broad (1520 mm).
• Tramway systems are 1524 mm gauge.

Electrification

• 25 kV AC
• Metro - 825 V dc - third rail
• Tramways - 550 V dc

Metro and light rail systems

Tashkent/Toshkent Metro Toshkent metropoliteni operated by Uzbekistan Railways - 70 km.

Samarkand/Samarqand tramway ~ 11 km.

The Tashkent/Toshkent tramway closed in 2016 but there are plans, as of 2024, to re-open it.

Recent and Future Changes

Recent Changes

Samarkand/Samarqand tramway; lines 1 and 2 resumed operation by 30 March 2025 after suspension in January 2025.

Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

None known.