Overview | |
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Headquarters | Tashkent |
Reporting mark | OTY |
Locale | Uzbekistan |
Dates of operation | 1994– |
Predecessor | Soviet Railways |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) |
Electrification | 25 kV AC |
Length | 4,669 km (2,901 mi) |
Other | |
Website | www.railway.uz |
The Uzbekistan Railways (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Temir Yoʻllari ) are the national rail carrier of Uzbekistan. The company owns and operates all railways within the country. It is a state-owned stock company, formed in 1994 to operate railways within Uzbekistan. As of March 2017, the total length of its main railway network is 4,669 km (2,446 km of which is electrified).[1] It employs 54,700 people.[2]