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Rail and road freight from China to Uzbekistan

China to Uzbekistan

Urumqi · Khorgos · Almaty · Saryagash · Tashkent · Andijan · Kashgar

Corridor map: China to UzbekistanMap of land corridors between China and Uzbekistan, drawn on one real projection with places at their latitude and longitude: Urumqi · Khorgos · Almaty · Saryagash · Tashkent · Andijan · Kashgar. Uzbekistan is outlined and shaded. Lines join the listed places and are not surveyed tracks or schedules. KAZAKHSTANCHINAKYRGYZSTANTAJIKISTAN 40°N45°N70°E75°E80°E85°E UrumqiKhorgosSaryagashTashkentAndijanKashgarAlmaty 200 km Lines join the listed places; they are not surveyed tracks. Border crossingOrigin / destination
Corridor map: China to UzbekistanMap of land corridors between China and Uzbekistan, drawn on one real projection with places at their latitude and longitude: Urumqi · Khorgos · Almaty · Saryagash · Tashkent · Andijan · Kashgar. Uzbekistan is outlined and shaded. Lines join the listed places and are not surveyed tracks or schedules. KAZAKHSTANCHINAKYRGYZSTAN 30°N35°N40°N45°N50°N70°E75°E80°E85°E UrumqiKhorgosSaryagashTashkentAndijanKashgar 500 km
  1. Urumqi
  2. KhorgosBorder crossing
  3. Almaty
  4. SaryagashBorder crossing
  5. Tashkent
  6. Andijan
  7. Kashgar

Uzbekistan has no border with China, so every load crosses at least one other country and one more customs frontier before reaching Tashkent. The second frontier, at Saryagash, was closed to all cargo for three days in 2025.

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At a glance

Uzbekistan: three facts that shape the lane

Frontier

Saryagash was closed to all cargo for three days in 2025

Kazakhstan Railways stopped carriage to Uzbek stations via Saryagash from 22 to 24 November 2025 because more than 8,800 railcars had piled up.1

Capacity

The Saryagash border station was expanded

A 2024 container train from Xi'an to Tashkent was transshipped at Khorgos Gateway and ran via Almaty and Saryagash; Saryagash capacity was reported increased by 50% in reconstruction.2

Road rules

ADR since January 2020

Uzbekistan acceded to ADR on 24 January 2020,3 so trucks collecting a class 9 load at a rail terminal follow the European road agreement.

The corridor

Two borders, two sets of operators

The Uzbek railway chief suggested in November 2025 that the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway could finish earlier than the 2030 target,4 but until it opens the rail route from China runs through Kazakhstan and the Khorgos–Saryagash axis. The Uzbek side is a separate customs system with its own broker, so documents prepared for Kazakhstan are checked again.

Acceptance of lithium batteries is screened case by case, subject to operator and country acceptance. We do not quote fixed times for this corridor, and the plan names a holding place in case the Saryagash border is shut again.

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Places on this page's map

  • Khorgos – Altynkol. The Chinese–Kazakh gate used for the Tashkent train.
  • Almaty. The Kazakh hub on the way south-west.
  • Saryagash. The Kazakh–Uzbek border station.
  • Tashkent. The Uzbek capital and main destination.
  • Andijan. The planned end of the Kyrgyz railway, in the Fergana valley.

Route pages

Lanes to Uzbekistan from inland Chinese cities

Rail route

Urumqi → Tashkent

Urumqi to Tashkent by rail through Khorgos, Almaty and Saryagash: the 2025 Saryagash backlog and cargo bans, wagon supply, ADR in Uzbekistan and the unbuilt Kyrgyz railway.

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Questions

Uzbekistan: questions we are asked

In November 2025 Kazakhstan banned cargo to Uzbek stations for three days to clear an accumulation of railcars.1

Yes. Uzbekistan acceded on 24 January 2020.3

By sea instead

Compare with sea freight from China

Sea routes

Nine Chinese ports, one hub

Sea freight leaves from Shenzhen, Shanghai, Ningbo, Qingdao, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Xiamen, Dalian and Lianyungang. See all sea routes from China.

Choosing a mode

Each mode accepts lithium batteries on its own terms

Rail, road and sea operators apply different acceptance rules, and a shipment that is refused on one mode can sometimes be planned on another. We screen the cargo first and name the mode afterwards.

References

Where these points come from

  1. Kazakhstan temporarily restricts rail freight transportation to Central Asian countries (Asia-Plus, 25 November 2025)
  2. Container Train Travels from China to Uzbekistan Via Kazakhstan in Record Five Days (The Astana Times, August 2024)
  3. Status of ADR – United Nations Treaty Collection, chapter XI-B-14 (United Nations Treaty Collection)
  4. Progress on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway, Some Challenges Remain (The Diplomat, July 2026)

Next step

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We check operator and country acceptance for China → Uzbekistan before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.

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