Tajikistan has developed a draft railway project to Afghanistan and Turkmenistan
The Government of Tajikistan is studying a draft route of its railway section as part of an international project, TajikTA reports. “Tajikistan’s Ministry of Transport has offered the government a draft route plan for the Tajik section of the Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Turkmenistan railway,” the Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan reported. The specialists have completed the work on determining the route of the Tajik section of the mentioned railway. It runs through the districts of J. Balkhi (formerly Kolkhozabad), Jaihun (Kumsangir) and Nizhniy Pyanj. After the state commission approves the project, the feasibility study for the project will begin, that is, the length of the road, the number of bridges, etc. will be determined. A memorandum on the construction of the Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Turkmenistan railway was signed in March 2013 by the presidents of the three countries.
