Railways Agency Of Turkmenistan
The Railways Agency of Turkmenistan ( tk, "Türkmendemirýollary" agentligi, previously the Ministry of Railways ( tk, Türkmenistanyň demir ýol ulaglary ministrligi), is a government agency in Turkmenistan responsible for oversight of the state rail corporation "Demirýollary" AGPJ. History Russian Empire In September 1880, the first section of the railway was built from the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea to Mollagara. In October 1881, rails were laid to the village of Kyzyl-Arvat (today's Serdar). Construction of the second section of the railway continued in 1885 and 1886 to large settlements of Turkmenistan: Geok Tepe, Ashgabat, Tejen, Mary, Turkmenistan, Mary, and Chardzhou (today's Türkmenabat, ending at the Amu Darya. At the end of 1887, a wooden bridge with a length of more than 2 km was built across the Amu Darya, which allowed construction of the third section of the railroad to begin. In 1888, the railway continued to Samarkand and in 1898 brought ...
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