A festive event occasioned to the 20th anniversary of the state stock company Uzbekistan Railways took place in the Turkiston Palace on November 6.

A festive event occasioned to the 20th anniversary of the state stock company Uzbekistan Railways took place in the Turkiston Palace on November 6.

President Islam Karimov’s greeting message on this occasion addressed to the team of Uzbekistan Railways was read out at the festive ceremony by the company’s chairman Achilbay Ramatov.

It was noted that a great significance is attached in independence years under the leadership of head of our state to the steadfast development of Uzbekistan’s transport system. Wide-ranging reforms have been in progress, as has the extensive construction and creative works, along with the growing volumes of passenger and cargo transportation. Important in the sphere is the role of railroads that account for a greater share in the overall freight shipping. Major advantages of this transport are its high carrying capacities, stability and the uninterrupted operation of the system, irrespective of weather conditions.



Considerable contribution to the dynamic development of the railroad sector is made by Uzbekistan Railways state stock company founded with a decree signed by President Islam Karimov on November 7, 1994. Today, it is the largest company in the country, which boasts highly qualified specialists across all the fields of the railway transport, remarkable scientific and economic-technological capacities, projection-design and construction prowess, huge expertise in international cooperation. Priority dimensions in its activities include not only the construction of new arteries and train stations, modernization of the existing networks of railroads, but also the renewal of electric locomotives, organization of new routes and other tasks.

Among the far-reaching projects implemented by Uzbekistan Railways is the construction and commission of the new line Navoi-Uchkuduk-Nukus-Sultanuizdag that has facilitated access to the richest reserves of natural minerals, reduction in the costs of transportation circumventing the territories of adjacent countries as much as the provision for wellbeing of the population.

Another vital project in the evolution of the railway system is the construction of the magnificent bridge across the Amudarya River. The titanic engineering facility has connected the Republic of Karakalpakstan and the Khorezm Region and secured a shorter path to the capital city. The nearly 700 meter long bridge has helped cut the train movement time along the route Urgench-Tashkent by 5.5 hours and the distance by 300 kilometers.



In order to create additional convenience for passengers, the company has arranged for the running of speed trains Sharq and Nasaf from Tashkent to Samarkand, Bukhara and Karshi. In addition, 11 new train stations have been built and seven existing ones been reconstructed, outfitted with latest equipment and machinery, allowing for passenger services meeting international standards. The rise in the quality of transport services in our country has been facilitated by the launch of the Afrosiab high-speed train in the Tashkent-Samarkand rail line.

In its activities, Uzbekistan Railways company places special emphasis on the perfection of the locomotive management of the country. It has undergone extensive transformation in the independence years, namely, new cargo electric locomotives have been procured to allow for the transportation of more freight with noticeably less costs. Thus, within the last ten years alone, the company has bought 15 passenger, 12 cargo-passenger, 11 cargo electric locomotives and 10 passenger diesel locomotives.

Along with this, the car fleet of the rolling stock has been renewed, as well, which speaks of the considerable technical progress made in the railway system. It has by and large been possible due to the efforts of the Tashkent factory for building and repairing passenger cars. The plant produces comfortable passenger carriages that cater to international quality standards. To date, the factory has manufactured 120 new cars and upgraded 735 such passenger carriages.



The steadfast replenishment of the car fleet is provided for by the recently reconstructed casting and mechanical plant. With a capacity for the production of 26.5 thousand tons of cast produce a year, the plant has localized the production of 167 types of industrial goods.

According to data from Uzbekistan Railways, the principal objective it has sought to date in its activities is the completion of the single, integrated, independent railway structure of Uzbekistan, which would include the construction of the electrified railroad Angren-Pap. Construction of a 19 kilometer-long rail tunnel is envisaged within that project.

To date, 35.5 million cubic meters of soil works have been executed as part of this project, along with the construction of 204 artificial facilities, 11 bridges, 3 viaducts, as well as 82 kilometers of rail lines. In the main trunk of tunnel, channeling works have been performed on a stretch of 5.5 thousand meters and finishing works completed on a plot of over 1.4 thousand meters.

Intensive development of the railway system and the realization of wide-ranging projects has been helped by the state-of-the-art railroad construction machines engaged in the works. Pivotal in this kind of thorny processes are people who have been sparing no effort for the cause of their favorite occupation. Today’s jubilee celebration of Uzbekistan Railways is a holiday for more than 70 thousand people who have devoted their lives to the development of railroads and the prosperity of our nation in general.

Their selfless labor is highly appreciated by the state. For a worthwhile contribution to the elevation of the economic potential of the country, augmentation of the railroad transport in accordance with contemporary requirements, the successful realization of reforms in the sphere as well as for the active participation in public life, a group of personnel of the sphere has been rewarded with high state honors under President Islam Karimov’s 5 November 2014 decree to award a group of staff on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Uzbekistan Railways state stock company. At the festive event in the Turkiston Palace, the distinguished people received these high awards of the Motherland.

Speaking on behalf of the awardees, vice rector for learning process of the Tashkent Institute of Railway Engineers F.Karimova and the chief engineer of the signalization and communication center of Uzbekistan Railways state stock company H.Saliev extended gratefulness to President Islam Karimov for the attention and care for the workers of the sphere.

“For me, today is the happiest day,” Saliev shares his thoughts. “I have been awarded the title ‘Honored Worker of Transport of Uzbekistan’ by the decree of the head of our state. It is a great honor for me that my humble work has been acknowledged with this high award. Attention and care as such displayed by the President of our country for the personnel of the railway transport system urges us to labor even harder in the name of the further advancement and prosperity of our native land.”

Chairman of the Writers Union of Uzbekistan M.Ahmedov and the People’s Poet of Uzbekistan I.Mirzo congratulated the railroaders on the remarkable date.

The celebratory event ended with a festive gala concert by art masters and young performers.

The occasion was attended by Chairman of the Senate of Uzbekistan’s Oliy Majlis Ilgizar Sobirov, Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis Dilorom Tashmuhamedova and Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoev.