Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ)

Locomotive production in Kazakhstan fell by 20. 5% over January–November 2025.

The Infrastructure Design Bureau has been set up within Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ). The launch was covered by industry outlets, including Rail-news.

A freight wagon surplus in Kazakhstan has led the country’s largest market operator — “Kaztemirtrans” (part of KTZ) — to halt new purchases until real demand appears.

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Wabtec to provide financial support of $1.

Passenger railway cars made by Stadler, and manufactured at its plant in Astana, Kazakhstan, have successfully passed a series of tests operating under climate conditions in northern Kazakhstan.

The TE36A locomotive was officially approved for Kazakhstan service and the first two cars have already been delivered at Kazakhstan Temir Zholy’s depot in a new chapter in cooperation with Chinese builder CRRC.

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy made an order for procuring 270 hybrid shunting locomotives from CRRC, and the project will consolidate industrial partnerships, provide job creation, and reduce railway operating expenses.

Kazakh firm Prommashkomplekt, under the umbrella of Railways Systems KZ, is gearing up for export growth and supplies of railway wheels into Europe.

Kazakhstan will provide a three-year 142. 5 billion tenge state loan to KTZ.

Kazakhstan will acquire hybrid locomotives from Chinese provider CRRC, to upgrade its fleet and improve shunting efficiency in the diverse climate conditions in the country.

Railcar procurement in Kazakhstan by 2029 will expand freight capacity and strengthen the country’s position in regional transport logistics.

A new Alstom competence center has opened in Astana to deploy the Ebilock-950 system and train specialists in modern railway signaling.