Mazar-i-Sharif–Kabul–Peshawar railway line
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Mazar-i-Sharif–Kabul–Peshawar railway line is a proposed rail project signed in February 2021 by Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan. It will have an estimated length of 600 km of 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge track.[1][2][3][4]
In July 2023, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan signed a joint protocol to establish a rail link. The rail route is expected to pass through Termez in Uzbekistan, Mazar-i-Sharif and Logar in Afghanistan, and extend till the Kharlachi border crossing in Kurram district in northwestern Pakistan.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mazar-i-Sharif-Kabul-Peshawar railway map signed in Tashkent". Pajhwok. 3 Feb 2021.
- ^ "Uzbekistan Prioritizes Pakistani Over Iranian Ports". The Diplomat. February 16, 2021.
- ^ "Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan signed roadmap for Mazar-i-Sharif-Kabul-Peshawar railway project". The Tashkent Times. 8 February 2021.
- ^ "What's Behind the Planned Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan Railway?". The Diplomat. 25 Feb 2021.
- ^ "Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan sign joint agreement for rail link to connect with Central Asia, Russia". Arab News. 18 July 2023.
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