Railroad service in Turkmenistan to be resumed in March

On 15 February, 2021 the Ashgabat office of Türkmendemirýollary (Turkmenistan Railways) was instructed to prepare passenger trains to be used from 1 March, 2021.

Train conductors have been obliged to take COVID-19 test at the end of February.

At first trains are scheduled to consist of fewer carriages than usual 10 instead of 18 to 20.

Let us recall domestic rail service was stopped on 16 July, 2020 as a prevention measure to stop the spread of COVID-19.It was envisaged that it would be resumed on 23 July but the pause was extended every month.The post Railroad service in Turkmenistan to be resumed in March first appeared on Chronicles of Turkmenistan.

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