Kazakhstan sees rail transit traffic rise to up to 25mln tons

Kazakhstan’s rail transit traffic has reached up to 25 million tons in 2023, Kazinform News Agency cites the country’s ministry of transport. 

In 11 months of this year, rail transit traffic rose 19% to 24.8 million tons. Positive dynamics continue in container transit amounting to 1mln 180 thou.

The country improves its infrastructure to allocate transit flows, in particular the construction of second lanes on the Dostyk-Moiynty section continues enabling to increase the throughput 5 times.

Kazakhstan also implements three major new projects, including Darbaza-Maktaaral (increasing the capacity of checkpoints towards Central Asian countries to 10mln tons a year), Almaty station’s bypass railroad (reducing the cargo delivery time by 24 hours), new railroad point of Bakhty-Ayagoz checkpoint (increasing the Kazakhstani infrastructure capacity by another 20mln tons a year towards China).

In addition, in 2023, 133 new locomotives and 275 open-top cars with the rolling stock 6% renewed and the level of tear and wear reduced from 58 to 52% have been purchased.

To increase passengers’ comfort, 856 passenger cars are being obtained with the passenger rolling stock’s tear and wear to be reduced to 45% from 47%.