Topic: Altynkol

Traffic via Alashankou restricted and diverted via Khorgos

Rail freight traffic between China and Kazakhstan will be redirected through the Altynkol-Khorgos border crossing. Most of the affected traffic will concern cargo between China and Central Asia and, specifically, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan....Read more

27-03-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi

All good on the Altynkol front, says KTZ

UPDATEThe disturbance caused to Silk Road traffic a few days ago because of an alleged malfunction of three cranes in Altynkol seems to have been resolved. Industry sources say there is no specific update, and...Read more

20-10-2022|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios

Administrative building near Khorgos. Photo: Alexandru Panoiu

Broken cranes in the Altynkol terminal create Silk Road mayhem

Early in the morning of Tuesday, 11 October, two of the three cranes operating in the Altynkol terminal on the Kazakh-Chinese border broke down, making the processing of Silk Road trains impossible. The incident has...Read more

11-10-2022|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios

Khorgos terminal doubles capacity, a solution to congested borders?

The Khorgos Gateway dry port in Kazakhstan commissioned a new set of 1435mm rail tracks in its facilities. With the new tracks, the busy terminal will now be able to process more transiting trains coming...Read more

06-10-2022|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios