Topic: Dostyk

KTZ temporarily bans agricultural exports to China after border overload

Kazakh Railways (KTZ) has temporarily banned the export of agricultural goods via rail to China. KTZ explains the ban by referring to overloaded border crossings.
Operations at Alashankou terminal halted due to extreme weather

Adverse weather conditions in Kazakhstan, especially in the east towards its borders with China are causing disruptions that are impacting rail freight. For this reason,…
Kazakhstan invests big to double railway to China

Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) will purchase 108,000 tonnes of rail, over 1,500 sets of sleepers and fastenings. The equipment will be used for the doubling of…
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…
Kazakhstan lays second track on railway line to China

Kazakhstan has started with the construction of a second track on the railway line leading to the city of Dostyk, close to the border with…
First China-Russia fresh produce train on its way

RZD Logistics and UTLC ERA organised the first shipment of refrigerated goods between China and Russia by rail. The first train departed from the Nongzhong…
Construction of Dostyk intermodal terminal advances

EuroTransit Group of Companies is currently building a new intermodal terminal in Dostyk, Kazakhstan, to facilitate rail traffic at the border with China. Construction works…
Kazakhstan builds new railway line on Middle Corridor

Kazakhstan is building a new railway line to increase its transit potential on the Middle Corridor. It runs from Dostyk near the Chinese border to…
Trains keep running through new terminal in Dosyk, Kazakhstan

It is now more than two months since a new terminal at Dostyk was opened on the Chinese-Kazakh border. According to the operator, it is…