Rail transport in Tajikistan is limited, as the
railroad system totals only of non-electrified, single-track railway,
all of it
broad gauge
A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways.
Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS ...
. The system connects the main urban centres of western
Tajikistan with points in neighboring
Uzbekistan. In 1999 a new line connected the southern cities of
Bokhtar and
Kulob. In 2016, another line connected both cities to the capital
Dushanbe, thus linking southern and central railway networks together.
The northern branch around
Khujand remains physically disconnected from this main Tajik railway network, accessible only through a lengthy transit via Uzbekistan. As of 2017, the passenger service remains limited to infrequent international trains from Dushanbe and Khujand to
Moscow, one weekly train from Dushanbe to Khujand (via Uzbekistan) as well as a local service between Dushanbe and Pakhtaabad (daily) and Kulyob/Shahrtuz (twice weekly).
The railway system in Tajikistan is managed by the state company Tajik Railway (or ''Rochi Ohani Tochikiston'', https://www.railway.tj).
Difficulties
Passenger transit through Tajikistan has been hindered by periodic failures of Tajik Railways to pay transit tariffs and by safety issues.
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Modernisation
A recent agreement between the heads of state of
Pakistan, Tajikistan, and
Afghanistan will modernise parts of Tajikistan's rail system to allow more trade between
Central Asian countries.
See also
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Railway stations in Tajikistan
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North-South Transport Corridor
''North-South'' ( hy, Հյուսիս-Հարավ) or ''Four Buddies and the Bride'' is an Armenian comedy directed by Davit Babakhanyan and Vazgen Muradyan, starring Diana Malenko, Sona Shahgeldyan and David Tovmasyan. The film was produced by L ...
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Ashgabat agreement, a
Multimodal transport agreement signed by
India,
Oman,
Iran,
Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan and
Kazakhstan, for creating an
international transport and transit corridor facilitating transportation of goods between Central Asia and the Persian Gulf.
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