Topic: Khorgos

Kazakh grain exported to China could double in 2024

Kazakhstan’s grain export volumes to China could double in 2024, in line with the Alashankou border crossing’s capacity doubling for grain transportation. Another border crossing, the Khorgos terminal, will also stimulate grain transportation capacity by...Read more
|Comment|author: Chengfan Zhao

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
|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi
Khorgos East Gate

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
|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios
Freight train in Kazakhstan. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Dostyk-Alashankou now handles 14 trains per day

The Kazakh-Chinese border crossing Dostyk-Alashankou has increased its handling capacity. In favourable weather conditions, fourteen trains can cross on the Chinese side, while the broad gauge facility in Kazakhstan can handle twelve trains. Up till...Read more
|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen