First freight train sets off on new multimodal route from Uzbekistan to Afghanistan

In order to develop the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan-Afghanistan multimodal corridor, the test route of a freight train has been established on the new Kashgar-Osh-Andijan-Galaba-Hairaton transit route.

Yesterday, on 19 September, the first train of 12 containers that each of them weights 40-foot, set off across our country on this route. The train carries food cargo, including household appliances and goods intended for the needs of the national economy.

It was reported that tariff concessions of 70 per cent in Uzbekistan and up to 50 per cent in other countries of the multimodal corridor were granted.

Goods were packed into containers by the Chinese side and these containers were loaded on fitting platforms belonging to Uzbekistan at the railway station of Osh, Kyrgyzstan.

The train will reach its destination in two days. It is estimated that once all the features of the pilot project on this multimodal route are worked out, cargo turnover along the Afghan route alone will amount to more than 4,000 containers per year.

P.S. Freight traffic along the new multimodal corridor China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan-Afghanistan will be carried out from Kashgar railway station (China) to Osh railway station (Kyrgyzstan) by road transportation and then to Mazori-Sharif station.