The big problem with the announcement in early June that the first freight train had left the Chinese city of Lanzhou bound for the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, is that the railway link in Kyrgyzstan ...

The elusive China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project has been spoken about since before Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled his grand vision for the Belt and Road Initiative. The opportunities ...

Both Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan have now committed to starting construction work on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) railway—mega infrastructure that was first conceptualised three decades ago—in ...

The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway aims to boost trade and economic growth in the region. The project faces uncertainties surrounding financing, construction timelines, and profitability. The ...

This article was written by Andrew Gundal for Vlast.kz and published on June 21, 2024. An edited version is published on Global Voices under a media partnership agreement. The ...

A Chinese statement noted that construction of the Kyrgyz section of the CKU Railway is scheduled to begin in July 2025 and last for six years. The laying the first stone, in the village of ...

After 20 years of negotiations, the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) railway is hoped to finally begin next year. An online meeting took place between China, Kyrgyzstan, and ...

BISHKEK -- Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev says his country, Kyrgyzstan, and China plan to start construction of a new railway line connecting the three Asian nations. Speaking at the online ...

After a long search to line up financing, officials from China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have signed an investment agreement to build a railway that could reduce costs and cut transit times for ...

The ambitious railway project's financing remains uncertain, with disagreements between participating countries on the distribution of funding. The proposed railway will cover 454 kilometers, ...

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, March 19. Kyrgyz Temir Zholu (Kyrgyzstan Railways) National Company has initiated the next phase of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway ...