The “smart” city of Arkadag and the capital of our country will be connected by the first electric train in Turkmenistan, by which it will be possible to get from one point to another in just 18 minutes.

 The implementation of this important project was discussed at a meeting of representatives of the Turkmendemiryollary Agency and the Russian holding company Russian Railways, reports the MIC of Turkmenistan.

 During the meeting, the parties also reviewed joint initiatives for the development of the North-South transport corridor and the railway infrastructure of Turkmenistan.  In particular, they discussed the reconstruction of the car repair plant in Gyzylarbat and the creation of a single logistics operator.

 To strengthen cooperation, it is planned to open a representative office of Russian Railways in Turkmenistan and train Turkmen railway workers at the Corporate University of Russian Railways.

 As a result of the negotiations, agreements were signed to begin the implementation of a number of projects between JSC Russian Railways Logistics and JSC Transport and Logistics Center of Turkmenistan, as well as LLC Russian Railways International and JSC Demiryollary.

 It should be noted that the first “smart” city in Turkmenistan, Arkadag, was built 30 kilometers southwest of the Turkmen capital and is designed to accommodate 70 thousand people.  As part of the first stage, “smart” residential buildings, administration buildings, medical, educational and cultural institutions, a drama theatre, libraries, a museum, the Higher International School of Horse Breeding, the Research and Production Center for Horse Breeding and other facilities have already been built here.  Currently, the second stage of construction of the city of Arkadag is being implemented.