Uzbekistan Railways will raise ticket prices for Afrosiyob high-speed trains by 35% as of August 15, the company said in a statement today:
Tashkent-Samarkand:
VIP-class - 151 thousand soums;
Business class - 105 thousand soums;
Economy class - 78 thousand soums.
Tashkent-Qarshi:
VIP-class - 209 thousand soums;
Business class - 148 thousand soums;
Economy class - 108 thousand soums.
Tashkent-Bukhara:
VIP-class - 243 thousand soums;
Business class - 176 thousand soums;
Economy class - 128 thousand soums.
According to the strategic planning and business development department of Uzzheldorpass (a Uzbekistan Railways subsidiary for passenger service), the prices rose following the four-month analysis and studies conducted jointly with the Ministry of Finance.
The last time ticket prices were raised in 2014.