[1] Construction began on the line on 11 March 2011, with completion planned for later that year at a cost of approximately US$70 million.

[4] The 600 kilometres (370 mi) high-speed line is capable of speeds up to 250 km/h (160 mph), with a total travel time between Tashkent and Bukhara of just under four hours.

[12] Commercial service started on 8 October 2011 twice a week under the brand Afrosiyob in honor of the ancient settlement of Afrasiyab near Samarkand.

[18] The high-speed rail line is expected to be extended to Khiva via Urgench, in order to connect all the major Silk Road cities in Uzbekistan.

[20] In March 2024, Uzbekistan Railways announced the purchase of South Korean Hyundai Rotem high-speed trains based on KTX-Eum to service the route.