During the New Year holidays, "Uzbekistan Railways" will introduce an additional high-speed electric train Afrosiyob on the route Tashkent – Samarkand, as reported by the press service of "Temiryoolexpress."

To enhance passenger convenience, starting from December 15, the Afrosiyob train will run three times a week: on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

The additional electric train will operate until January 12. The exception will be the holidays (January 1 and 2) for the New Year.

Schedule for the additional Afrosiyob train:

  • from Samarkand – 10:55, arriving in Tashkent – 13:15;
  • from Tashkent – 13:56, arriving in Samarkand – 16:44.

Earlier, Spot reported that UTY denied rumors about the launch of Afrosiyob trains to Khiva starting December 7.