Construction has begun in Uzbekistan on a new 28-km electrified railway line, Khavast–Dashtabad. The route will run between the Syrdarya and Jizzakh regions, south of Tashkent, and is expected to increase the capacity of one of the country’s key rail corridors — the Tashkent–Samarkand line. At the same time, the project cost, completion timeline, and future traffic parameters have not yet been officially disclosed.