Transport in Turkmenistan
Transport in Turkmenistan includes roadways, railways, airways, seaways, and waterways, as well as oil-, gas-, and water pipelines. Road-, rail-, and waterway transport fall under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry and Communications.
Turkmenistan Airlines Boeing 767-300ER.
Turkmen Diesel locomotive
Bereket Railway Station in (Bereket) is an important junction of the Trans-Caspian Railway and North-South Transnational Railway.
Demirýollary open joint-stock company is the state-owned operator of railways in Turkmenistan. The company operates on 4,980 km (3,090 mi) of railways and maintains over 345 railway stations throughout the country. The company belongs to the Ministry of Industry and Construction and is subordinate to the Railways Agency of Turkmenistan. It is headquartered in Ashgabat. While the rail system itself belongs to the railways agency, the Turkmen Railways company owns the locomotive and railcar depots, rail stations, construction and maintenance units, communications and power supply services, and two hotels in Awaza, the Kerwen and Türkmenbaşy.
Lokomotive at Ashgabat railway station
Image: Gleisanlagen Bahnhof Aschgabat 2015
Image: Transkaspische Bahn vor der Zementfabrik Aschgabat
Image: Turkmen Diesel locomotive 1