 In 1894-1895, the Krasnovodsk section of the railroad was built.Thus, the Trans-Caspian Railway, which played an important role in the development of the economy of Central Asia, including pre-revolutionary Turkmenistan, begins from the harbor of the Caspian Sea - the Krasnovodsk Bay.The route from Krasnovodsk to Tashkent was called the Central Asian Railway.