The key facts

  • From October 21, a second high-speed CRRC Dalian train (5 cars, 415 passengers) enters service on the Tashkent — Andijan — Tashkent route
  • Runs No. 730/729 on Mondays are cancelled from October 26 for maintenance of the train
  • Schedules change for several trains and suburban electric trains of the Fergana Valley

Second high-speed train on the Tashkent — Andijan route

A second high-speed electric train is entering service on the Tashkent — Andijan — Tashkent route. This was reported by Uztemiryulyulovchi, a subsidiary of Uzbekistan Railways. From October 21, the evening run No. 732/731 from the capital is operated by a CRRC Dalian trainset consisting of five economy-class cars designed for 415 passengers.

New timetable

The train runs on a new schedule: departure from Tashkent at 18:40 with arrival in Andijan at 23:12; departure from Andijan at 7:20 with arrival in Tashkent at 12:12.

Run cancellations and schedule changes

For technical maintenance of the CRRC Dalian trainset, daytime runs No. 730/729 Tashkent — Andijan are cancelled on Mondays from October 26. From October 21, the schedule changes for the Andijan — Khiva/Urgench — Andijan runs (No. 125/126), Andijan — Termez — Andijan (No. 129/130), Andijan — Kungrad — Andijan (No. 127/128), the Kokand — Andijan — Kokand electric train (No. 6312), the circular electric train Kokand — Namangan — Andijan — Kokand (No. 7091) and the Kokand — Namangan electric train (No. 7093/7094). In the following days, the timetable of trains between Tashkent and Andijan will also change: from October 22 — for No. 97/95, from October 24 — for No. 93 and No. 98/94, from October 25 — for No. 734 and No. 92, from October 26 — for No. 733, from October 27 — for No. 91.

Context

The first high-speed train to Andijan entered the route on September 10. After its launch, travel time was reduced by one and a half times — to 4 hours 15 minutes. Spot previously reported that from March 2027, high-speed trains will run from Tashkent to Nukus.