Alstom-KTZ extend locomotive supply partnership to tackle shortages
Alstom and Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) expanded their existing partnership with an agreement foreseeing the supply of 160 KZ8A electric locomotives by the first to the latter. For KTZ, this agreement is pivotal since it could...Read more
Russian Railways asks Kazakhstan for lower transit tariffs
Russian Railways has asked Kazakhstan’s railway company to reduce the transit tariffs for the transportation of agricultural products, including grain. It has been in negotiations with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) since September this year. This...Read more
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
EBRD lays eyes on rail investments in Kazakhstan and the Middle Corridor
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is planning to invest over 100 million euros in state-owned rail operator Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ).Read more
Rail liberalisation experiment Kazakhstan failed, what is next?
A pilot project to liberalise the rail freight market in Kazakhstan has failed. A legal frame defining how private and public carriers should interact was not realised on time before the deadline of the project...Read more
Rail freight in Kazakhstan has ‘nothing to worry about’
Riots in Kazakhstan have come to an end and the situation is stable, just as it is on the railways. Railway traffic currently runs as usual, is the message of the national railway company Kazakhstan...Read more