Atlas Corridor
Component

Pap-Andijan Railway Electrification Project

railway

Cities

Pap
Uzbekistan
Namangan
Uzbekistan
Andijan
Uzbekistan

Distance

145.1km
new
– km
rehabilitated
145.1km
existing
– km

Cost

$341.5m
$341,450,000

Phases

underConstruction,

Objective

The project will increase the mobility of goods and people in the Fergana Valley, improve environmental and safety performance of railways, and accelerate regional connectivity.

Description

The project will electrify the missing 145.1 kilometers of non-electrified track linking major cities in the populous Fergana Valley with Tashkent. This will facilitate direct and efficient operation of both freight and passenger train services, and promote economic and social development of the Fergana Valley.

Finance

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$201000000 loan
Asian Development Bank Bank
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$140450000 investment
Government of Uzbekistan Government

Operators

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Uzbek Railways
Company

Sources