Operationalization of SPECA road and rail networks and intermodal transport corridors

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SPECA Road and Rail networks

 Adopted 11th session of SPECA PWG -TBC, March 2006 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

 Intergovernmental Agreement on the – Asian Highway Network – Trans -Asian Railway Network

 European Agreements on – Main International Traffic Arteries (AGR), – Main International Railway Lines (AGC) – Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations (AGTC)

 ECO, CIS, TRACECA, OSJD

United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia 15th session of Project Working Group on Transport and Border Crossing, 7-8 April 2010, Almaty, Kazakhstan

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Status of Asian Highway routes in SPECA Member States, km (2008)

Country Primary Class I Class II Class Below Total III III Afghanistan 0 10 2,519 0 1,718 4,247 Azerbaijan 0 280 1,184 0 0 1,464 Kazakhstan 0 557 5,431 6,393 577 12,958 Kyrgyzstan 0 109 940 337 309 1,695 Tajikistan 0 30 971 0 906 1,907 Turkmenistan 0 60 0 2,120 24 2,204

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Status of Trans -Asian Railway routes in SPECA Member States (2008)

Country Gauge National TAR route (mm) Network length Azerbaijan 1,520 2,100 km 1,261 km Kazakhstan 1,520 14,205 km 9,548 km Kyrgyzstan 1,520 417 km 280 km Tajikistan 1,520 616 km 527 km Turkmenistan 1,520 3,081 km 1,741 km Uzbekistan 1,520 4,230 km 3,235 km Total 24,649 km 16,592 km

United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia 15th session of Project Working Group on Transport and Border Crossing, 7-8 April 2010, Almaty, Kazakhstan Development of Transport Corridors

1. Identification 2. Formalization 3. Operationalization  10 Countries in North -East and Central Asia  Policy -level Expert Group Meeting, Tashkent, 4 -5 March 2009 – Identified three corridors  Expert Group Meeting, Bishkek, 4 -5 November 2009 – Discussed draft Memorandum of Understanding  Expert Group Meeting, June 2010 – Refine cooperation mechanism  Demonstration run

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Three Corridors

Corridor Route Countries involved Cor -1 Busan/Incheon - - -Eranhot - Republic of Korea, Zamin Uud -Ulaanbaatar -Darkhan - , Mongolia, Sukhabaatar -Ulan Ude -Irkutsk - Kazakhstan, Russian Novosibirisk -Petropavlosk -Yekaterinburg Federation Cor -2 Kaesong -/Incheon/Busan - – Democratic People ’s Zhenzhou - Xi ’an - - – Republic of Korea, Urumqi - Alashankou – – Aktogai – Republic of Korea, Ushtobe – Almaty ( – Bishkek) - Tashkent ( - China, Kazakhstan, Dushanbe) -Samarkand - Novoi - Bukhara - Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenabad – Mary – Ashgabat - Tajikistan, Turkmenbashi Turkmenistan (Bukhara -Karshi - Sariosiyo -Dushanbe - Yangi Bazar) Cor -3 Urumqi -Kashi -Irkeshtam -Sary -Tash - China, Kyrgyzstan, Jirgatal -Dushanbe -Sariosiyo -Termez Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia 15th session of Project Working Group on Transport and Border Crossing, 7-8 April 2010, Almaty, Kazakhstan A Tool to Analyze Corridor Efficiency

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Day 2 $200 Wait at border crossing/change transport mode Day 1 $100

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Issues for consideration

 Consider participating in the corridor - based cooperative arrangement for operationalization of international intermodal transport corridors

 Actively participate in the planning and organization of demonstration runs of transport operation along the selected corridors

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Thank you

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