Starting May 2, the Hyundai Rotem high-speed train will launch between Tashkent and Khiva, according to the Sinchalak Telegram channel, citing Deputy Prime Minister Achilbay Ramatov.
Today, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, along with members of the public, arrived from Samarkand to the Narpay district on the new Hyundai Rotem train.
This train, named after the military leader Jaloliddin Manguberdi, is the first of six Hyundai Rotem trains to be delivered to Uzbekistan. The seven-car train is capable of reaching speeds of up to 260 km/h. The train is 175 meters long and can accommodate approximately 390 passengers in three classes: VIP, business, and economy.
The train was specifically designed for Uzbekistan’s climatic conditions: it is equipped with systems resistant to dust, extremely high and low temperatures, and sandstorms, and is intended for long-distance travel.
The presidential press service reported that the Jaloliddin Manguberdy train will begin running on the Tashkent-Urgench-Khiva route “in the near future.”
As a result, travel time is expected to be reduced by almost half — from 14 to 7 hours.
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