From China to Iran via Kyrgyzstan: is the faster rail link real?
Despite all complexities and tensions, China does not cease its efforts to establish a new railway from Xinjiang to Uzbekistan. The future line is expected to run via mountainous Kyrgyzstan and connect the Chinese city...Read more
Middle Corridor: more options for transit from China to EU
Six years after the official launch, the Marmaray Tunnel that connects the European and Asian part of Turkey has been opened for rail freight operations. As a result, containers from China to Europe could be...Read more
Kazakhstan Railways digitises freight service
Kazakhstan Railways has tested the electronic consignment note in freight transportation from China. The fully-fledged service will be available after concluding the respective interstate agreement between China and Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan Railways is also introducing the...Read more
Lithuania wants to be transit hub between Central Asia and EU
After the success of the Kaliningrad multimodal route from China to Europe, neighbouring Lithuania intends to do same the same with one difference: the Baltic country is willing to focus on Central Asia, especially land-locked...Read more
Kazakhstan plans reefer container train to Uzbekistan
KTZ Express, a logistics provider and subsidiary of Kazakhstan Railways considers launching a reefer container train service to Uzbekistan. The new option will allow the company to increase the freight volumes and extend the product...Read more
UTLC ERA reduces delivery time Dostyk-Brest to 5 days
UTLC ERA has reduced delivery times on the New Silk Road. The logistics company now transfers containers from Dostyk on the Chinese-Kazakh border to Brest on the Belarusian-Polish border in 5 days and even in...Read more
Alstom produces hundreds of locomotives for growing rail market Kazakhstan
Due to the huge infrastructure developments in Kazakhstan and the growing volumes of freight transported over the rail network of the country, the demand for rolling stock is also on the surge. The French train...Read more
New Silk Road could become double-stack corridor
The number of trains running between China and Europe increases year by year. In order to avoid bottlenecks, logistics companies are seeking for new routes. The other solution to increase the capacity of the New...Read more
Khorgos East Gate: from steppes to high-tech facility
Altynkol Station, on the border between China and Kazakhstan, is fairly quiet. The windows of the brand new station buildings reflect the sun on this warm Monday morning in April. The newly planted perks and...Read more
UTLC ERA intensifies cooperation with Slovakia and Lithuania
Logistics company UTLC ERA has signed cooperation agreements with Slovak rail freight operator ZSSK Cargo and Lithuanian Railways. Both deals are dedicated to the improvement of container shipments on the China – Europe – China...Read more
Ukrainian Railways tests new US-made freight locomotive
Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) is testing a brand new TE33A Trident freight diesel locomotive, produced by GE Transportation in Erie, Pennsylvania. The trial is carried out on the Kremenchuk-Romodan railway line. Ukrainian Railway is expected to...Read more
Faster and more trains through Kazakhstan this year
The traffic volumes transported through Kazakhstan in the first half of 2018 has more than doubled on a year-to-year basis, the national railway company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) announced. During the first six months 1861...Read more
Freight handling at Chinese-Kazakh border now 30 times faster
The handling of freight trains at the Chinese-Kazakh border crossing of Khorgos-Altynkol has been reduced in time due to a technical advancement. The processing of documents can now be done thirty times faster, said Kazakh...Read more
New railway service on Middle Corridor linking China and Turkey
A new railway service has been launched on the Middle Corridor, a relatively new route between China and Europe as part of the Belt and Road initiative (BRI). Hong Kong-based Kerry Logistics operates the westbound...Read more
Electrification of Iranian Garmsar – Inche Burun line starts in July
The electrification of the Iranian Garmsar – Inche Burun railway line will commence in July this year, according to the Turkmen media outlet Orient. The railway line connects Iran to Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. Moreover, it...Read more
XL-trains on track in Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus
The first extra-large container train was seen on route from Dostyk in Kazakhstan to Brest in Belarus last month. The ‘XL-train’ started its journey on the 28th of August, carrying eighty conventional railcars and 88 40ft...Read more