{"id":255583,"date":"2025-07-23T19:16:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T09:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=64412"},"modified":"2025-07-23T19:16:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T09:16:14","slug":"russia-and-kazakhstan-ink-deal-to-increase-cross-border-traffic-by-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=255583","title":{"rendered":"Russia and Kazakhstan ink deal to increase cross-border traffic by 30%"},"content":{"rendered":"

The number of trains crossing the border between Russia and Kazakhstan is expected to increase from 65 to 85 pairs per day during the second half of this year, representing a 30% rise. The national railway companies of the two countries, RZD and KTZ, agreed to carry out works on the nine rail border crossings connecting their networks.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The deal focuses on three aspects, according to KTZ: \u201cChanging the direction of wagon flows, automating technology of receiving\/handling trains and extending the warranty periods for servicing wagons\u201d. One of the main goals of this initiative is to enhance traffic along the eastern branch of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). To this end, KTZ introduced a 50% discount for operators using this route to boost traffic in November.<\/p>\n

The second goal of the new deal is to boost rail traffic between China, Russia and Belarus. RZD and KTZ are considering the integration of a unified information system for rail transport between China, Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus. This would happen within the ASOUP-2 (\u0410\u0421\u041e\u0423\u041f-2) project, a single database that encompasses operational, forecast, archive, planned and regulatory information on all objects of the transportation process.<\/p>\n