New rail-road corridor links China to Afghanistan via Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan launches new cargo corridor linking China and Afghanistan

Uzbekistan’s national railway operator has announced the launch of a new multimodal freight route designed to strengthen logistics links between China and Afghanistan via Central Asia. According to Trend news agency the new corridor will see container used goods transported by rail from China through Kazakhstan’s Altynkol station into Uzbekistan. Cargo will then be handled at the Bukhara logistics centre, operated by Uztemiryulkonteyner, before …

New rail-road corridor links China to Afghanistan via Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Railways has launched a new multimodal transport corridor linking China to Afghanistan through Central Asia, in a move aimed at improving regional trade efficiency and reducing transit times, Uzbek media reported on Wednesday. The route will carry containerised cargo by rail from China through the Altynkol border station in Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan, before shipments are transferred to trucks and transported via Turkmenistan to Herat i…