Overview
- Hyundai Rotem began commercial high-speed service on Uzbekistan’s 1,020-kilometer Tashkent–Khiva corridor, cutting the trip to about seven hours.
- The EMU trains, modeled on Korea’s KTX‑Eum platform, reach up to 250 km/h and run as electric multiple units rather than push‑pull sets.
- Each six-car set seats up to 389 passengers across economy, business and VIP cabins, with systems hardened for desert heat and dust.
- Under a 2024 contract with state railway UTY, Hyundai Rotem is supplying seven trainsets in a deal worth 270 billion won, or about $198 million.
- The project involved more than 600 Korean component suppliers and adds plans with Korail for local maintenance and training, laying groundwork for more exports.