Railway fever: new line and border crossing between Kazakhstan-China
Kazakhstan has kicked off the construction of a new 272-kilometre-long railway line to China. The line will link Ayagoz in eastern Kazakhstan and Bakhty, which…
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…
Several China-Russia-Belarus route points congested, delays persist
Border crossings and rail freight terminals on the China-Russia-Belarus route have faced or are beginning to face congestion issues that could cause considerable delays along…
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…
SCO summit could bring border crossing developments between Kazakhstan-China
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, which took place on 15 and 16 September in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, seems to be a milestone for developments in Central…
Will this new line solve congestion at China-Kazakhstan border?
The State Taxation Commission of Kazakhstan disclosed that China and Kazakhstan have agreed to take joint measures to improve the current capacity of border crossing…
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’s SilkwayTransit acquires four new locomotives
SilkwayTransit, a Kazakhstani transport company, acquired four TEM14 shunting locomotives. Sinara Transport Machines Holding (STM) supplied the locomotives to the Kazakhstani company last June.
New Silk Road gateway near Dostyk, Kazakhstan
Eurasian transit acquired a new transhipment terminal on the Kazakh-Chinese border. The new terminal started operating a week ago, with the first ten trains in…
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…