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Rail transport in Tajikistan is limited, as the railroad system totals only 680 kilometres (420 mi) of non-electrified, single-track railway,[1] all of it 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) broad gauge. The system connects the main urban centres of western Tajikistan with points in neighboring Uzbekistan. In 1999 a new line connected the southern cities of Bokhtar and Kulob. In 2016, another line connected both cities to the capital Dushanbe, thus linking southern and central railway networks together.[2] The northern branch around Khujand remains physically disconnected from this main Tajik railway network, accessible only through a lengthy transit via Uzbekistan. As of 2017, the passenger service remains limited to infrequent international trains from Dushanbe and Khujand to Moscow, one weekly train from Dushanbe to Khujand (via Uzbekistan) as well as a local service between Dushanbe and Pakhtaabad (daily) and Kulyob/Shahrtuz (twice weekly).
The railway system in Tajikistan is managed by the state company Tajik Railway (or Rochi Ohani Tochikiston, https://www.railway.tj).
- ^ "CIA World Factbook – Tajikistan". 28 April 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- ^ "Inauguration of Dushanbe-Qurghonteppa-Kulob railroad". 24 August 2016.