Light metro to be built in Dushanbe
The Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan and the Export-Import Bank of South Korea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to finance a preliminary study and feasibility study for the construction of a light metro system in Dushanbe.
The bank will finance preliminary survey work and detailed design of the project, which will be handled by the National Railway Company of South Korea, Asia Plus reports.
The transport department stressed that the South Korean railway company proposed to build a surface subway using a light high-speed metro system (Light Rail Transit).
The South Korean side undertook to train local specialists for the proper maintenance of the future subway.
What is light rail?
Light metro (light underground railway) is one of the types of regular high-speed rail urban transport. Usually, light metro lines are located on the surface or on overpasses, sometimes they have small tunnel sections.
The trains have 2-4 cars, the diameter of the tunnels is 4-5 meters, significant slopes and small turning radii are allowed in the tunnels and above the ground, the platforms at the stations are high, 50-90 meters long and 5-8 meters wide.
In large metropolitan areas, light metro lines often serve as connections to airports or regular metro stations, and in small cities they can form the basis of the urban transport system.
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