China Plans To Launch Tourist Train To Uzbekistan's Tashkent, Samarkand
Date
6/10/2024 5:26:14 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, June 10. China's Xi'an
plans to launch a tourist train to Uzbekistan's Tashkent and
Samarkand, Trend
reports.
Xi'an Municipal Committee of China revealed this during a
meeting with Uzbekistan Railways.
During the meeting, Uzbekistan Railways noted that the launch of
the tourist train, given the high tourist potential of China and
the rich historical heritage of Uzbekistan, will further strengthen
the economic and cultural ties between the two countries.
Both parties also discussed measures aimed at further
strengthening railroad and logistics ties between China and
Uzbekistan.
Meanwhile, Uzbekistan Railways and the Italian Arsenale Group
signed an agreement on launching the Samarkand express tourist
train.
The project envisages the creation of a luxury train, which will
start running in Uzbekistan at the end of 2026.
The tourist train will consist of 13–15 wagons and accommodate
76 tourists. The estimated duration of the trip on the Tashkent -
Khiva route will be 2 nights and 3 days, with stops in Samarkand
and Bukhara. It is planned to make approximately 70 to 90 trips per
year.
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