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Uzbekistan expands transport network with new rail and air corridors for Central Asian businesses

Investments in highways, railways, and air transport are on the rise, with several major projects underway.

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00:00central asia historically a vital bridge between east and west today uzbekistan is reclaiming its
00:10place as a strategic connector in the region through rapidly expanding transport and logistics
00:15networks hello and welcome to business line uzbekistan a landlocked country in the heart
00:21of central asia uzbekistan is investing heavily to transform its transport sector over the past 30
00:28years productivity in the industry has tripled yet it still trails the asia pacific average presenting
00:35both a challenge and an opportunity as of january 1st 2022 the length of public highways in uzbekistan
00:44was more than 42 000 kilometers including about 4 000 kilometers of highways of international
00:51importance the railway network spans over 7 000 kilometers and handled more than 51 million
00:59tons of cargo in just the first half of 2025 the world bank forecast is that by 2030 uzbekistan's
01:08transit capacity will grow almost four and half times and investments in the transport sector will
01:14reach about 54 billion euros the country is working to become a regional transport and logistics hub
01:21improving mobility efficiency and access for millions of people and businesses across central asia
01:28and beyond here's more with the population of nearly 40 million and not direct access to the sea uzbekistan
01:36has invested in infrastructure and international transport initiatives one of them is the casca plus
01:42corridor
02:02air connectivity is also part of the strategy tashkent international airport has become a regional hub
02:08serving more than 50 airlines passenger traffic reached 8.7 million in 2024 up 28 from the previous year
02:18a new cargo terminal with an annual handling capacity of 120 000 tons was opened in 2025 plans already
02:28underway for a second phase that will add an advanced 8 300 square meters cargo handling facility more than
02:3760 000 000 tons of cargo were handled in just the first eight months of 2025 rail transport remains central to
02:46uzbekistan's vision of regional integration already 70 percent of the country's railway network is electrified
02:53with plans to increase that to 85 percent by 2030. in 2026 we are planning to increase the
03:00the transportation of passengers with the transportation of high-speed transport in two thousand times
03:06in 2027 and 2028 we are planning to increase the transportation of our passengers to 20 million of
03:14people from 11 today's existing
03:18whether these projects will transform the country's geography into an advantage depends on how effectively
03:24they can be implemented and how regional cooperation holds up in a complex political landscape
03:31joining us now is jasurbek choriev deputy minister of transport mr choriev currently several transport
03:38corridor projects are being implemented across uzbekistan how these projects can help country to become
03:44stronger player in international logistics
03:47raxmat savalizu için haqqatən həm bugünkündə uzbekistan rizipublikası də yəngi koridorların
03:52açı bu içə kətlə işlər ağalı barılmaqdır şu cümlədən birinci nəəbətdə bu qıhtay qırgızıstan uzbekistan
03:59timiryol yəngi koridoru bunda uzbekistanın tranziçalələxiyyatını aşırış məqsədləri qüzdə tutulgən dəsləbki
04:07proqnozlar qəkura uça koridor arxalı biz 15-20 milyon tonu gecə yükünü ə uçşını
04:12məlcəlləb türmüz ondan təşkəri uzbekistan canıbi koridorlarının rövazləndiriş məqsədə də
04:18yəqində genə kətlə bitim imzaladı bu bitimdə Pakistan, Avganistan və uzbekistan arası
04:23də yəngi timiryol ayxasın işləb çıxarış haqqı də kilişугə erişdi hər ildə ortaçı kursat
04:30kiçiyimiz 9%-ga alışıb bariyyatdır 2024-cü ilgi nəticələri gəkura biz 60 milyon tonu
04:36tayvar ayrıbaşıla gəməz kiləcəkdə uça dinamikəni sakləb qalış üçün biz bar şarşı
04:41taraytlarını və kireyli uçum uzakarlarını olubu bariyemiz.
04:44Thank you for joining us. Well, that's all we have for this edition. You can get more
04:50business news at yevranews.com. See you next time.
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