On June 10, a meeting was held in the Republic of Korea between Sharofiddin Kodirov, Chief Engineer of Uzbekistan Railways (O'zbekiston Temir Yo'llari), Anvar Dushaev, Head of Department at the Ministry of Transport, and Lee Yong-bae, President of Hyundai Rotem.
During the meeting, the officials exchanged updates regarding the timely execution of the project to supply the "Jaloliddin Manguberdi" high-speed electric trains currently being manufactured for Uzbekistan Railways.
The parties also reviewed matters concerning the final alignment of technical specifications for an upcoming project to deliver eight modern high-speed electric trains. This initiative aims to launch high-speed rail services along the Tashkent–Andijan and Tashkent–Termez routes.
According to the Ministry of Transport, the meeting concluded with all sides agreeing to sustain collaborative efforts toward the efficient execution of these joint ventures.
The plan to establish high-speed rail links connecting the capital to Andijan and Termez was previously outlined by Minister of Transport Ilkhom Makhkamov during his address to parliament in early June.
"We are currently reviewing the modernization of the existing Tashkent–Andijan and Tashkent–Termez railway lines, alongside the deployment of eight high-speed electric trains manufactured by Hyundai Rotem on these routes. Since both the Tashkent–Andijan and Tashkent–Termez corridors traverse mountainous terrain, specialized train sets equipped with mountain-pass propulsion units will be imported," the minister stated.
By way of background, under a contract signed in 2024 between Hyundai Rotem and Uzbekistan Railways, the South Korean company agreed to deliver and maintain six "Jaloliddin Manguberdi" trains consisting of 42 carriages in total. So far in 2026, two of these trains have arrived in the country and have entered a trial service phase along the Tashkent–Khiva route.
The total value of the agreement for these initial six train sets is estimated at 220.03 million euros. To fund this, the Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank) agreed to extend a loan equivalent to 185.18 million euros in South Korean won for a 40-year term, which includes a 10-year grace period.
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