{"id":184604,"date":"2025-03-10T19:37:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=60538"},"modified":"2025-03-10T19:37:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:37:35","slug":"after-the-cku-line-kyrgyzstan-wants-more-plans-for-another-line-to-uzbekistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=184604","title":{"rendered":"After the CKU line, Kyrgyzstan wants more: Plans for another line to Uzbekistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Landlocked Kyrgyzstan is looking to benefit from ongoing efforts to develop Eurasian logistics. The Central Asian country has dedicated itself to developing a railway between China and Uzbekistan (the CKU line), which would give it greater access to global markets. But, as it seems, that line alone is not enough for Kyrgyzstan.<\/strong>
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The new rail plans were revealed in the Kyrgyz government\u2019s 2030 national development programme<\/a>. Kyrgyzstan plans to build a railway between Batken, a minor city in the country\u2019s south, to Kokand, a relatively large city in Uzbekistan’s densely populated Ferghana valley.<\/p>\n

According to the government programme, the railway should help improve transport infrastructure, trade and job creation. Even though Kyrgyzstan provides no official such explanation, it seems likely that the country hopes to boost agricultural exports from the peripheral Batken region.<\/p>\n