Starting September 9, modern Chinese-made CRRC-Dalian high-speed electric trains will operate between Khiva and Bukhara. The five-car train can accommodate 415 passengers in economy class, the press service of Uztemiryolovchi reported.
Train No. 707 will depart from Khiva for Bukhara-1 at 9:55 a.m. and arrive at 2:32 p.m. The return train No. 706 will depart from Bukhara at 3:45 p.m. and arrive in Khiva at 8:25 p.m. Services will operate every day except Tuesday on the Khiva-Bukhara route and Monday in the reverse direction. The ticket price is UZS 270,800.
From September 14, the same type of electric train will also operate between Bukhara and Tashkent on Mondays, while services in the reverse direction will begin on Tuesdays from September 15. The journey between Bukhara and Tashkent will take around six hours.
The launch of the new trains will require schedule changes for several existing routes:
- No. 56 Tashkent-South — Khiva, from September 8;
- No. 58 Tashkent-South — Shavat, from September 10;
- No. 127/128 Andijan — Kungrad, from September 8;
- No. 301 Dushanbe — Tashkent, from September 15;
- No. 6412 Tashkent-South — Khavast, from September 15, on Tuesdays;
- No. 6353 Urgench — Nukus, from September 9.
A similar Chinese CR200J electric train was previously introduced on the Urgench-Khiva route. It can reach speeds of up to 160 km/h and accommodate around 400 passengers. The train features VIP, business and economy classes, Wi-Fi, charging ports for electronic devices, air conditioning and heating, as well as facilities for passengers with disabilities.
On August 31, another Chinese electric train also arrived in Andijan and is currently undergoing testing. Once launched, it is expected to reduce the travel time between Tashkent and Andijan to three hours. The train’s exterior resembles the CR200J model.
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