At 10 o'clock local time on April 29 (12 o'clock Beijing time on April 29), the construction of three tunnels of the key control project in Kyrgyzstan of the Kyrgyzstan section of the China-Kyrgyzstan Railway, Fergana Mountain, Narun No. 1 and Koshteb, marking that the main line project of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project has entered the substantive construction stage.

The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway is a landmark project of the Belt and Road cooperation personally promoted by the heads of state of China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The project starts in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, enters Kyrgyzstan through the Turgat Pass, and then travels west through the Kyrgyz border city of Jalalabad and finally to Andijan, a city in eastern Uzbekistan. The Chinese side is responsible for the construction of the domestic section of China; The Uzbek side is responsible for the upgrading of the section in Uzbekistan; The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway Co., Ltd., a joint venture established by enterprises authorized by the governments of the three countries, is responsible for the investment, financing, construction and operation of the Kyrgyzstan section, while the Chinese side is led by China Railway International Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Railway Group, is responsible for the implementation of the project.

On June 6, 2024, China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan signed an intergovernmental agreement, and the relevant departments and enterprises of the governments of the three countries worked together to accelerate the planning and construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Utskbekistan railway project, and held the launching ceremony of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project on December 27, 2024. Three tunnels in Koshteber are ready to start construction. The three tunnels are single-hole single-line tunnels, with a length of more than 10 kilometers, which are the key control projects of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project, the tunnel is located in the territory of Naryn Oblast and Jalalabad Oblast of Kyrgyzstan, passing through the Fergana Mountain Range, with the characteristics of plateau, high cold, high seismic intensity and high geostress, with complex geological environment, inconvenient traffic conditions and difficult construction. The Chinese participating units mobilized domestic backbone construction forces and advanced engineering equipment to the site, carefully formulated construction plans, scientifically allocated construction resources, and strengthened safety, quality, investment and environmental protection control to ensure a good start to the construction of the project.

China Railway Group will resolutely implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway, conscientiously implement the important consensus reached by the heads of state of the three countries, work closely with the railway enterprises of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to give full play to the main role of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway Co., Ltd. in the implementation of the project, promote the construction of the project with high quality and efficiency, actively build a high-level interconnection network, and strive to build the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway Project into a new demonstration project for the Belt and Road cooperation, and promote the early completion and opening of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway Project for the benefit of the people of the three countries as soon as possible , contribute to regional economic and social development, and make positive contributions to promoting infrastructure connectivity and economic and trade exchanges among countries along the Belt and Road, and promoting the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative. (This article is from the official website of Jiandao www.seetao.com it may not be reproduced without permission, otherwise it must be investigated, please indicate Jiandao.com + original link) Jiandao.com strategic column editor / Sun Fengjuan