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New Kazakhstan-China rail line and border point to be accompanied by sizeable dry port

Nikos Papatolios
May 19, 2025
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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…

Kazakhstan is counting on 220% Middle Corridor growth in coming years

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May 15, 2025
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The Middle Corridor is booming, one could say. At least when looking at the raw data, there is definitely more and more freight travelling along…

China – Central Asia rail freight doubles in first months of 2025

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May 14, 2025
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Chinese freight is finding its way west more and more often via rail. Illustratively, in the first four months of 2025, the number of freight…

Six countries sign agreement to develop rail on China – Iran – Europe route

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May 12, 2025
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Container traffic on the China – Iran route grew by 2.6 times in the first months of 2025. Such strong demand for rail services seems…

KTZ launches door-to-door service between Kazakhstan and Belgium

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May 6, 2025
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Kazakh Railways (KTZ), through its subsidiary KTZ Express, has launched a new door-to-door service to Belgium. The company organises the entire transportation process, including the…

Alstom in negotiations with Kazakhstan about order of 200 KZ6A locomotives

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April 25, 2025
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French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom is negotiating with Kazakhstan about the sale of 205 KZ6A electric freight locomotives. Those are supposed to help Kazakh Railways…

Kazakhstan officially slaps additional 35% on rail tariffs

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April 23, 2025
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Kazakhstan has approved a 35 per cent increase for rail tariffs in the country. Kazakh Railways’ (KTZ) initial request for the hike a few weeks…

Kazakhstan may put half a billion dollars on the table for Afghan railway

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April 22, 2025
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It looks like they are really going for it. Central Asia is getting ready for a railway across Afghanistan, with the latest step in that…

China – Europe traffic through Khorgos up by 28,5% in Q1

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April 15, 2025
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There are more and more trains destined for Europe going through the Kazakh border point Khorgos. In the first quarter of 2025, it recorded 28,5…

KTZ officially requests another tariff increase from 19 May

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April 8, 2025
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Kazakh Railways (KTZ) has made an official request for an increase in tariffs from 19 May. The request comes not long after Kazakhstan implemented a…