{"id":179865,"date":"2025-02-25T23:45:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T13:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=60184"},"modified":"2025-02-25T23:45:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T13:45:58","slug":"kazakhstan-china-rail-freight-is-booming-and-cooperation-grows-along-with-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=179865","title":{"rendered":"Kazakhstan \u2013 China rail freight is booming, and cooperation grows along with it"},"content":{"rendered":"

The volume of rail freight crossing the Kazakh – Chinese border is growing rapidly. In January, it grew by 18 per cent year-on-year. It illustrates a trend that has been ongoing for years: since 2015, the number has grown by 450 per cent. Unsurprisingly, the countries have a seemingly ever-deepening partnership in rail.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>January\u2019s rail freight volume between the two countries amounted to 2,8 million tonnes, of which 1,5 million tonnes went through the Dostyk border crossing (up by 12 per cent). The remaining 1,3 million tonnes went through Altynkol, 25 per cent more than January 2024.<\/p>\n

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Kazakh exports to China grew by 5,5 per cent to 1,1 million tonnes, report Kazakh media<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Metal ores: 652 thousand tonnes (+5 per cent)
\n– Ferrous metals: 104 thousand tonnes (+77 per cent)
\n– Petroleum products: 32 thousand tonnes (+50 per cent)
\n– Other: 215 thousand tonnes (+30 per cent)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Booming freight<\/h2>\n

Kazakh – Chinese rail freight traffic has been booming in recent years. The latest setback was in 2021, when the volume decreased slightly from 2020 levels. However, there has been steady growth ever since: In 2024, the countries exchanged 32 million tonnes of rail freight.<\/p>\n