Afghanistan Plans to Build Railway Connection

The Afghan Government has commissioned China Metallurgical Group for a feasibility study on a proposed $5bn northern railway link between Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan, expected to take 30 months to complete.

September 15, 2010 4:33 pm | Last Update: August 14, 2015 4:35 pm

The Afghan Government has commissioned China Metallurgical Group to conduct a feasibility study for a proposed rail link between Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan.

The study for the 700km northern railway line is expected to take 30 months to complete. The $5bn line is part of a wider plan to extend the Afghan rail network to connect Afghanistan to ports in Iran and Pakistan.

The line will be operational by 2015, according to The Times of India.

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