Uzbek Railways

Uzbekistan Railways
Oʻzbekiston Temir Yoʻllari
Reporting mark OTY
Locale Uzbekistan
Dates of operation 1994
Predecessor Soviet Railways
Track gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 2732 in)
Electrification 25 kV AC
Length 4,669 km (2,901 mi)
Headquarters Tashkent
Website www.railway.uz

The Uzbekistan Railways (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Temir Yoʻllari) are the national rail carrier of Uzbekistan. The company owns and operates all railways within the country. It is a state-owned stock company, formed in 1994 to operate railways within Uzbekistan. As of March 2017, the total length of its main railway network is 4,669 km (2,446 km of which is electrified).[1] It employs 54,700 people.[2]

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References

  1. Asian Development Bank website
  2. "Uzbekistan Railways company website". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-19.


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