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CARGOUNIT Vectron locomotive hauling a container train in Germany

01.08.2026

Rail Freight Weekly Review: July 26–August 1, 2026

Freight wagons passing a grain elevator near Shu station in Kazakhstan

27.07.2026

KTZ Freight Volumes Reach 157.1m Tonnes in H1 2026

KTZ Floats $1 Billion Eurobond to Fund Massive Central Asian Rail Expansion

05.05.2026

KTZ Floats $1 Billion Eurobond to Fund Massive Central Asian Rail Expansion

In shunting and passenger traffic drivers will drive trains without an assistant

23.06.2021

In shunting and passenger traffic drivers will drive trains without an assistant

Pilot project: drivers will drive trains without an assistant. In passenger and shunting traffic drivers will drive trains without an assistant.
railway stations

30.04.2021

The situation with cargo in covered wagons at the railway stations bordering the PRC has returned to normal

The situation with cargo in covered wagons at the railway stations bordering the PRC has returned to normal Thanks to the efforts and common verified actions of the railway workers of the Republic of Kazakhstan, China and Kazakhstani shippers, the problem of covered wagons at the Alashankou-Dostyk and Khorgos-Altynkol border crossings has been resolved, informs Railway Supply magazine with reference to Kazakhstan Temir Zholy.
microprocessor-based centralization systems in Kazakhstan

26.04.2021

LocoTech-Signal will implement microprocessor-based centralization systems in Kazakhstan

LocoTech-Signal will implement microprocessor-based centralization systems in Kazakhstan Within the framework of the visit of the delegation of Kazakhstan Railways, an agreement was reached with the company "LocoTech-Signal" (part of "Transmashholding") to expand cooperation.
The chairman of the board of JSC "KTZh" has been appointed

12.04.2021

The chairman of the board of JSC “KTZh” has been appointed

The chairman of the board of JSC "KTZh" has been appointed By the decision of the board of NWF Samruk-Kazyna Nurlan Sauranbayev was appointed the chairman of the board of JSC“ NC “Kazakhstan temir zholy”.
railroad worker

22.03.2021

Signalman from Kazakhstan received a Grammy

Signalman from Kazakhstan received a Grammy Kazakh railroad worker and 20-year-old DJ Imanbek Zeykenov received a Grammy statuette in the "Best Remix" nomination.
The train traffic

22.03.2021

KTZ issued the first electronic transit declaration in the port of Aktau

KTZ issued the first electronic transit declaration in the port of Aktau For the first time employees of the KTZ Express JSC branch in the Aktau port performed electronic transit declaration of a container train.
KTZ to deliver a train with three million doses of coronavirus vaccine from China

15.03.2021

KTZ to deliver a train with three million doses of coronavirus vaccine from China

KTZ to deliver a train with three million doses of coronavirus vaccine from China The Kazakhstan National Railway Company KTZ will deliver a train from China with 1110 boxes (3 million vials) of coronavirus vaccines, informs Railway Supply magazine citing information from the KTZ press service.
container trains passed

01.03.2021

Kazakhstan allowed loading in containers at all stations

Kazakhstan allowed loading in containers at all stations Until December 31, 2021, KTZ-Freight Transportation LLP allowed the loading and unloading of containers on the access roads of all stations carrying out cargo transportation.
KTZ organized the first container train from China to Kyrgyzstan

09.02.2021

KTZ organized the first container train from China to Kyrgyzstan

KTZ organized the first container train from China to Kyrgyzstan The first container train from China to Kyrgyzstan proceeded through the Kazakh border railway station Altynkol and the dry port KTZE Khorgos Gateway.
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy

08.02.2021

Tens of thousands of wagons stuck on the border with China due to disinfection

Tens of thousands of wagons stuck on the border with China due to disinfection Representatives of JSC “NC“ Kazakhstan Temir Zholy ”and LLC“ Urumchi Railway ”(PRC) held negotiations with the participation of interested state authorities of the countries on the issue of increasing the acceptance of freight trains from Kazakhstan at the stations Alashankou and Khorgos.
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ)

04.02.2021

“Kazakhstan Temir Zholy” has reduced the share of foreign currency loans to 34%

"Kazakhstan Temir Zholy" has reduced the share of foreign currency loans to 34% Over the past two years, National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC has managed to reduce the share of debt in “hard” currency from 57% to 34%.
arrange railway transportation online

01.02.2021

Clients of “KTZ” arrange railway transportation online

Clients of "KTZ" arrange railway transportation online Kazakhstan Railways has issued over 4. 3 million shipping documents in the Automated Contractual and Commercial Work Management System (ACS DKR), reports railway magazine Railway Supply referring to the press service of KTZ-Freight Transportation LLP “There are no analogues of this system in the CIS.