Samarkand Station, all aboard, Bukhara bound.
The railways arrived in Uzbekistan at the end of the 19th century, ensuring that the great trading route of the Silk Road continued into modern times.
The Russian Empire as well as seizing economic opportunities saw the building of railroads throughout Central Asia as paramount to increasing their military strength and control within the region.
A network of tracks were laid a length in total of over 4,000 miles. Samarkand the ancient trading post became part of the Trans Caspian railroad. That stretched from Tashkent to the Caspian Sea.
The original station was guilt here in 1889, it is long gone, it has been reconstructed many time over the decades today the station is modern, clean and bright
Over a century after the first chuff chuff made its way along the tracks the Uzbekistan Railway opened a high-speed rail line, the first of its kind in Central Asia, connecting its two largest cities, Samarkand and Tashkent, it was constructed in just five months.
Operating at speeds up to 155 mph cutting a journey that was once five hours into a pleasant two-hours.
Next stop Bukhara, 150 miles away, a journey through the wastelands cost £8, cheap as chips, see you in 2hr.40 min.
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Stunning station, I love the lines 🥰
That's a great price for a long journey.
Have a nice day.
cheers, It was indeed, fun and cheap...My favourite words LOL
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The station area is very beautiful. You captured it so beautifully
Cheers @sumaiya777 thank you for dropping in, and your kind words are very much appreciated. have a great week ahead
I saw some really amazingly beautiful station buildings, this made me happy ❤️
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beautiful train station, it looks great, just like the speed you indicate is fascinating
cheers @armasdiaze the train was also very clean and comfortable too.
Clean, neat and tidy stations that make you feel welcome, great decor detail!
Envious of the trains that run these long distances in a short time, nothing works in Africa that one could be proud of.
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Cheers @joanstewart , RSA sounds very much like the UK! I never use public transport here, ever! too unreliable too expensive, get me behind the wheel of my petrol powered car everytime.
We have been forced to use our private vehicles here for a long, long time. Yup there is a hole in the bucket in both countries right now!
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Does that bring back memories of music in the 60's LOL
he he and lol, a song we teased my Mom with her shorted name... Sing then run like hell!
LOL LOL , the things we did laughed at and enjoyed, would be lost on all these kids today
Our kind of fun would be totally lost, at least we had great times....
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It is a very beautiful train station and although it has been rebuilt many times, I like the architectural design. It doesn't look cluttered, and it's very clean. I like that too. 👌
cheers, yes it was very clean, no litter anywhere, that was good to see
Wow..indeed its amazing, having beautiful structures and a nice train.
Cheers @baby1 thanks for dropping in, I am glad you enjoyed the journey with me
I love Uzbekistan - I was in Samarkand 2 years ago, an amazing place.
Uz, yes a fantastic place to visit, this year I am visiting Turkmenistan, I have for many years been fascinated by the former USSR and it is my goal to visit each of the former states. After Turkmenistan I will have just 5 to see.
Are you sure you can get to Turkmenistan? It is very difficult and I think you will not be able to see the real Turkmenistan and take free photos. But if you get there, I will be glad!
Well fingers crossed, I have heard that it is a strict country, just in the process of applying for a visa......