If completed, the railway would create a more direct connection to China for Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Currently, rail traffic to/from China must transit through Kazakhstan. Both Kyrgyz and Uzbek ...

The Construction of the China – Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan railway has been launched in Kyrgyzstan’s Jalal-Abad. The ceremony, held in this regard, was attended by delegations led by the President of the ...

While the hope is for the CKU route to begin construction in 2023, there remain significant challenges to realizing the railway. In the Kyrgyz president’s first state visit to Uzbekistan earlier ...