The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a 846 million dollar funding guarantee by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). This…
The past week has been loaded with news relating to Kazakhstan’s national rail operator, Kazakh Railways (KTZ) and its freight subsidiary, KTZ Express. The latter…
Austrian Rail Cargo Group (RCG) and Kazakh KTZ Express signed an agreement on the joint use of RCG’s terminal in Central and Eastern Europe. “The…
After three years, construction work on the Dostyk-Moyynty railway in Kazakhstan came to an end at the end of September. Since the double tracks were…
Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) launched a new intermodal connection to Türkiye. The route connects Medeu, in the Almaty region, with Köseköy, southeast of Istanbul, through rail-sea-rail…
Kazakh Railways (KTZ) has proposed a redesign of its tariff policies. It hopes to abolish tariff differentiation by freight type, aligning all tariffs with the…
The Kazakh rail freight industry, represented by association ARFC, wants a maximum annual rail tariff increase of 15%. Such a measure should improve transparency and…
Kazakhstan has received its first hybrid diesel-electric shunting locomotive from the Chinese manufacturer CRRC. Its design helps to cope with the harsh climate conditions in…
Competition for Kazakh Railways (KTZ) is coming. Kazakhstan is likely to allow private rail freight carriers on its network in the near future.
Kazakh freight is reaching more customers all around the world, with rail playing a key role in logistics. Earlier, shipments from Kazakhstan began to Texas…
The Kazakh terminal in Xi’an that started operations in February 2024 is seeing a noticeable growth in transit volumes in the first months of 2025.…
The Eurasian rail network anticipates valuable additions on the frequently and heavily congested China-Kazakhstan axis: The Ayagoz-Bakhty railway line and the Bakhty border crossing to…