{"id":221726,"date":"2025-05-22T19:21:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T09:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=62700"},"modified":"2025-05-22T19:21:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T09:21:36","slug":"two-new-rail-freight-routes-from-china-to-uzbekistan-see-the-light-of-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=221726","title":{"rendered":"Two new rail freight routes from China to Uzbekistan see the light of day"},"content":{"rendered":"

China and Uzbekistan are launching two new rail services into the Central Asian country. They add to a growing list of China – Central Asia rail freight routes. Even though both have similar origins and destinations, they take vastly different routes.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The first new rail freight service concerns a train carrying 50 containers. It left the Chinese coastal city of Tianjin and will make its way to Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. The train carries car parts, mechanical equipment, building materials and consumer electronics. The latter come from South Korea, from where they were first taken to China by ship. Overall, the train will take two weeks to arrive in Tashkent.<\/p>\n

At the same time, Uzbek Railways\u2019 container subsidiary, O’ztemiryo’lkonteyner, has organised a new multimodal service between the two countries. It agreed with the Chinese company Vostosun Group to organise container transportation. First, the containers will leave China by ship to Iran. Once in the Iranian Bandar-Abbas port, they will continue via rail into Turkmenistan, before arriving in Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n

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Six more China – Central Asia rail freight services launched in 2025<\/p>\n

China\u2019s rail freight links with Central Asia are expanding significantly in 2025. Below is a chronological list of new services launched this year to key logistics hubs in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan, based on regional and Chinese reporting. Click to collapse the entries.<\/p>\n

\n1. Xi\u2019an \u2013 Tashkent (Uzbekistan)<\/summary>\n