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Kazakhstan – China traffic sets new record, countries agree to double allowed cross-border trains into China

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February 20, 2025
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A record volume of rail freight was transported into China from Kazakhstan in 2024. The number amounted to 32 million tonnes, up by 13 per…

Kazakhstan launches freight traffic on new Dostyk – Moyynty double track section

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January 30, 2025
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It is one of Kazakhstan’s major ongoing rail projects: The Dostyk – Moyynty double track upgrade. National rail operator and infrastructure manager Kazakh Railways (KTZ)…

Kazakhstan launches freight traffic on new Dostyk – Moyynty double track section

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January 30, 2025
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It is one of Kazakhstan’s major ongoing rail projects: The Dostyk – Moyynty double track upgrade. National rail operator and infrastructure manager Kazakh Railways (KTZ)…

Restricted traffic between Altynkol and Dostyk until the end of the year

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December 12, 2024
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Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) has stopped accepting new cargo as well as the transfer of empty wagons between Altynkol and Dostyk, two of the main border…

Kazakh-Chinese border: total blockade or business as usual?

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October 16, 2024
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The rail border crossings between Kazakhstan and China have made the news at various points throughout the year. For example, in spring, Kazakhstan stopped grain…

The Kazakh-Chinese border remains an obstacle for rail traffic

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September 26, 2024
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The overly congested Kazakh-Chinese border crossings remain a problem for rail traffic. The Kazakh side cannot handle the amount of incoming freight, leading to a…

Kazakhstan and China will open an additional rail border crossing

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September 17, 2024
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Rail border crossings between Kazakhstan and China are heavily congested. As a result, Kazakhstan halted container and grain trains going to the Chinese border on…

Kazakhstan and China will open an additional rail border crossing

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September 17, 2024
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Rail border crossings between Kazakhstan and China are heavily congested. As a result, Kazakhstan halted container and grain trains going to the Chinese border on…

No more containers from Kazakhstan to China through Dostyk for the time being

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September 2, 2024
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Kazakhstan will temporarily stop accepting containers heading to China through the Dostyk border crossing. The infrastructure is not adequately equipped to handle the large volumes…

KTZ temporarily bans agricultural exports to China after border overload

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April 10, 2024
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Kazakh Railways (KTZ) has temporarily banned the export of agricultural goods via rail to China. KTZ explains the ban by referring to overloaded border crossings. At the Dostyk and Khorgos border crossings, 180 and 100 covered goods wagons respectively are waiting to be processed. According to KTZ, the Chinese railways do not unload the wagons…