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 ...

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 ...

KASHGAR, Xinjiang, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, scheduled to begin construction in 2025, is expected to open a new shortcut between China and Europe, while ...