Explaining South Korea’s Railway Ambitions in Central Asia

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South Korea and Tajikistan signed an agreement recently to start a feasibility study for a rail route that would connect Tajikistan via Afghanistan to routes both east and west.

For South Korea, railway infrastructure in Tajikistan is important for a variety of reasons.

Most importantly, it plans to connect the rail network of Tajikistan to the wider Trans-Korean railway corridor and therefore helps reduce dependence on sea routes passing through the South China Sea, the Malacca Strait, and the Suez Canal.

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Author / Journalist: Sophia Nina Burna-Asefi

Category: Economy

Markets: United StatesAfghanistanBangladeshCambodiaChinaGibraltarIndiaJapanNorth KoreaSouth KoreaKyrgyzstanMaliMongoliaPakistanTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistan

Topics: Transport Central Railway Transit Tajikistan Korea Asia Project Rail Afghanistan South

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Published On: 2024-08-16 @ 23:45:00 (12 hours ago)

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