Trans-Karakum Railway
The Trans-Karakum Railway is a 540 km (336 mi) long
railway in the central Asian republic of Turkmenistan
. The railway was officially completed on 19 February 2006.
The railway took over 1,500 workers more than five years to build, with 800 contractors working in the harsh conditions of the Karakum Desert. The railway was built using no foreign specialists - only companies and contractors from Turkmenistan were used. The opening ceremony was held at Içoguz (formerly Darvaza), where a white marble railway station with a capacity of 100 people a day was built for the event.
The railway takes 12 hours to traverse, halving the previous travel time between the two cities of
railway were built in the country.External links
- Construction of Trans-Karakum railway nears completion in Turkmenistan Turkmenistan.ru
- Northern and southern stretches of Trans Karakum railway connected in Turkmenistan Turkmenistan.ru