Moynaq Railway

195050 kmMoynaq

CountryUzbekistan

Year Opened1950

Length50 km

RouteMoynaq

About Moynaq Railway

The railway to nowhere - the tracks end in desert where the Aral Sea used to be. Ships rust in the sand where water once was. A monument to environmental disaster. The fishing fleet is stranded 100 km from water.

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