TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 15. As many as 3,000-5,000 TEUs per year are expected to start regular cargo transportation along the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan-Afghanistan corridor by the end of 2025, a source at Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Transport told Trend.
"Currently, freight volumes along this corridor are in the pilot stage. Within the framework of projects implemented in 2024–2025, several hundred containers have already been transported primarily toward Afghanistan," the source said.
However, plans for the corridor are far more ambitious. By 2030, the Ministry expects a stable annual cargo flow of 30,000 to 50,000 TEU. This growth will be supported by the expansion of logistics infrastructure and the attraction of additional transit cargo, enabling further development of the route as a major regional transport artery.
Consequently, the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan-Afghanistan multimodal corridor is gradually moving from the test phase to regular operation and has clear prospects for significant expansion in the coming years.
Currently, cargo along this route is transported by road from the Kashgar rail terminal in China to Osh station in Kyrgyzstan, followed by rail via Uzbekistan. To encourage cargo movement along the corridor, Uzbekistan introduced a 70 percent discount on transport tariffs in its territory. The other participating states also introduced additional tariff reductions of up to 50 percent, further increasing the competitiveness of the route and its attractiveness for transit cargoes.
