Framework agreement signed for the Samarkand Express luxury train project

On 16 June, within the framework of the Tashkent International Investment Forum, a trilateral framework agreement was signed to coordinate the Samarkand Express project — the first luxury train in Central Asia.

The agreement was signed by Raffaele Breschi, Chief Executive Officer of Arsenale International, Gayane Umerova, Chairperson of the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation, and Khikmatulla Rakhmetov, First Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Uzbekistan Railways JSC.

The document establishes the mechanisms for coordinating and implementing the project, which aims to enhance Uzbekistan’s cultural and tourism potential. The new luxury train will connect Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva, offering international travellers a new way to experience the country’s historical heritage and the routes of the Great Silk Road.