RECONSTRUCTION of the 75km line linking Afghanistan and Uzbekistan began on February 21, according to the Bakhtar news agency.
Built more than a decade ago, the cross-border line has been damaged and out of use due to conflict in the region.
The rebuilding work is expected to complete within three months, at a cost of $US 6.3m.
Last year the governments of Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan signed a joint protocol setting out their intention to build a 760km UAP Railway connecting the three countries.
This line could open in 2027 and estimates suggest it could carry 15 million tonnes of freight a year by 2030.
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