Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of Kyrgyzstan Bakht Torobayev presided over a special meeting. The meeting included heads of relevant national ministries and commissions, local governments and state-owned shareholding enterprises, and the meeting focused on the implementation of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway construction project. Deputy Prime Minister Torobayev announced that on June 30, 2025, the 304-kilometer-long China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway line in Kyrgyzstan has officially started full-scale construction.

"The project is not only of great infrastructure significance, but also aims to improve people's living standards, promote economic growth, strengthen inter-regional ties and inter-ethnic exchanges," he stressed. To this end, I asked the heads of the relevant state agencies to promptly resolve all kinds of problems that arose on the construction line and to report regularly to the Office of the President on the progress of the work. ”

During the meeting, the participants considered more than 10 issues arising during the construction of the project and instructed the relevant national agencies to resolve them promptly.

Key information of the project: Kyrgyzstan section

Length: more than 304 km

Total investment: Approximately USD 4.7 billion

Engineering complexity: The project is one of the most technically difficult, with about 40% of the railway line crossing tunnels and bridges – 27 tunnels and 41 bridges are planned

Estimated completion: 2030

The foundation stone of the project was officially laid on December 27, 2024. On that occasion, Kyrgyz President Sadr Zhaparov, Chinese President and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev all spoke and emphasized the importance of the project for the entire region.(This article is from the official website of Seetao www.seetao.com. Reprinting without permission is strictly prohibited. Please indicate Seetao.com + original link when reprinting) Seetao.com Strategy Column Editor/Sun Fengjuan