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A new, sixth, high-speed train Afrosiab has arrived in Tashkent today, Podrobno.uz correspondent reports with reference to Uzbekiston Temir Yullari.

Currently, trains of this modification run on routes from Tashkent to Samarkand, Jizzak, Navoi, Bukhara and Karshi. In the coming years, after the completion of electrification on the new section of the Bukhara-Khiva railway, the high-speed train route will continue to Khorezm.

The train includes VIP, business and economy class carriages, as well as a bistro carriage. On the way, the train develops a speed of up to 230 km / h (maximum speed according to the technical characteristics of 250 km / h), covering the distance from Tashkent to Samarkand in 2 hours 08 minutes, to Bukhara – 3 hours 51 minutes and to Karshi – 3 hours 21 minutes.