Uzbekistan Railways will launch a passenger train on the route Tashkent - Sariasiya - Tashkent, the company said in a statement.

Currently, a train runs daily on the route Tashkent - Termez - Sariasiya. The launch of direct trains to the city in the north of Surkhandarya will double passenger traffic.

A passenger train in the direction of Tashkent - Sariasiya will begin running on December 10.

Train 82/81 schedule:

departure from Tashkent - 21:40, arrival in Sariasiya - 12:08;
departure from Sariasiya - 19:13, arrival in Tashkent - 11:47.