OREANDA-NEWS. October 13, 2011. High speed train Afrosiyob, linking Tashkent and Samarkand, started regular service, Uzbekistan Railways company said.

The train will run between the two cities two times per week, and this number will increase in the future with the growth of the demand.

To ensure the safety of the passengers and the high quality of service, Tashkent and Samarkand railway stations were modernized accordingly.

The electric train, which consists of two head locomotives, eight passenger cars and one restaurant car, can carry up to 215 passengers.