TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, May 6. Uzbekistan’s
national railway operator has announced the launch of a new
multimodal cargo route connecting China with Afghanistan via
Central Asia, Trend
reports via Uzbek Uztemiryulkonteyner.
According to the operator, the route involves the transport of
containerized cargo by rail from China via the Altynkol station
(Kazakhstan) to Uzbekistan, followed by delivery to the Bukhara
logistics center in Uzbekistan operated by Uztemiryulkonteyner.
From there, the cargo is reloaded onto trucks and transported
through Turkmenistan to the city of Herat in Afghanistan.
Previously, cargo along this corridor was mainly transported via
a maritime route from China to Iran’s Bandar Abbas port, followed
by overland delivery to Afghanistan.
The new route covers a distance of about 7,400 kilometers, with
average delivery time estimated at around 30 days, contributing to
improved efficiency and reduced transit times.
