Samarkand–Bukhara high-speed rail line

The Samarkand–Bukhara high-speed rail line is actually a 256 km continuation of services from Tashkent–Samarkand high-speed rail line rather than a separately operated line, after upgrading. Before opening in 2016, the line was merely a section that operated to Khiva and was not capable of using the same equipment as the first HSR line. However, the two are now interoptible, but further services to Khiva require boarding an ordinary regional train.

Samarkand–Bukhara high-speed rail line
Afrosiyob high-speed train
Overview
Type	High-speed railway
System	Uzbekistan Railways
Status	passenger service
Termini	Samarkand Railway Station, Samarkand Bukhara Railway Station, Bukhara
Operation
Opened	Aug 25, 2016
Owner	Uzbekistan Railways
Operator(s)	Uzbekistan Railways
Character	Passenger
Rolling stock	Talgo 250
Technical
Line length	256 km (159 mi)
Track gauge	1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) Russian gauge
Operating speed	various

The HSR line, also branded Afrosiyob by operator Uzbekistan Railways, to Bukhara ran on Talgo 250 has run to Bukhara for the first time on August 25 2016. Tashkent to Bukhara services (seamlessly on both lines), 600 km, will now take 3 hours and 20 minutes instead of 7 hours.[1]