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Tajikistan

The total length of roads in the country is 27,800 kilometres. Automobiles account for more than 90% of the total volume of passenger transport and more than 80% of domestic freight transport. Local minibuses for Ayni and Savoda leave from around the main bazaar area. The railroad system totals only 680 kilometres (420 mi) of track, all of it 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) broad gauge. The principle segments are in the southwestern region and connect the capital with the industrial areas of the Gissar and Vakhsh valleys and with Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Russia. In 2000 a new line, the Qurghonteppa – Kulyab railway, was completed and connected the Kulyab District with the central area of the country. Passenger transit through Tajikistan has been hindered by periodic failures of Tajik Railways to pay transit tariffs and by safety issues Most international freight traffic is carried by train.It is hoped that a 2009 agreement between the heads of state of Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan will modernize parts of Tajikistan’s rail system to allow more trade between Central Asian countries.