The Central Asian region is undergoing a railway revolution, with Kazakhstan leading the efforts, utilizing railways to achieve political independence, as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply, citing railway-technology.

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In late June of this year, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Georgia announced their intention to standardize railway tariffs and create a common logistics company.

This marks a significant milestone in expanding the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) into the long-awaited Middle Corridor between Europe and China.

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The Middle Corridor offers a shorter and sanction-free alternative to the Eurasian Northern Corridor, which involves the Trans-Siberian Railway, Trans-Manchurian Railway, Trans-Mongolian Railway, and the Baikal-Amur Mainline.

Just weeks earlier in May, an agreement was reached to establish a joint venture between Kazakhstan Railways and Singapore’s PSA International to further expedite the process, allowing Central Asian railways and Kazakhstan to take a leading role in Eurasian trade logistics.

This culmination reflects the vision of independence laid out in the 1990s.

Central Asian countries’ aspirations for geopolitical and geo-economic independence have grown even stronger in recent months following the conflict in Ukraine and russia’s diminished influence in the region.

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