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Railway freight traffic between Kazakhstan and China may reach 21.5 million tons in 2014
The freight traffic in 2014 is expected at 21.5 million tons, with 17.5 million tons of them running through another border crossing (Dostyk station).
23 January 2014
Kazakhstan planning to overhaul all 302 railway stations by 2020
Plans are afoot to overhaul 11 out of 18 airports, with both airstrips and passenger terminals renovated in 5 of them and only passenger terminals renovated in 6 of them.
26 November 2013
1200 cubic meters of oil in 17 tanks burnt in yesterday's petroleum train fire near Aktau
The train driver is in a grave condition with 3rd category burns of 30% of this body.
17 November 2013
Petroleum train derailed by MAN oil tank truck, 10 tanks on fire in Aktau: KTZ comments
The fire started as a result of the train's collision with a MAN oil tank truck that belongs to Emiroil company; one man dead, one injured, one missing.
16 November 2013
Petroleum train on fire in Aktau, 2 dead one missing
Oil tanks are on fire near Aktau city in western Kazakhstan. Both locomotive drivers were killed by the fire, truck driver is missing, reportedly on the run.
16 November 2013
20 wagons derail in Karaganda oblast
Karaganda transport prosecutors initiated a criminal case over derailment of 20 freight wagons at Karagan-Ozek station.
21 August 2013
Kazakh-Czech center to build engineering plant in Kyzylorda
The protocol of intentions to create an engineering plant and a diversified enterprise for production of spare parts for Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) has been signed by Kyzylorda oblast administration and KTZ.
13 August 2013
Trains collide in Almaty again
An electric locomotive has collided with Almaty-Karaganda passenger train during the train's loading at Almaty-1 train station.
07 August 2013
Station operator's mistake caused train crash in Almaty
According to the preliminary investigation, the accident at Almaty railway station was caused by a mistake of Almaty-2 station duty officer.
30 July 2013
Nazarbayev condoles to King of Spain over rail accident
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev sent a telegram of condolences to the King of Spain Juan Carlos I over the railroad accident in Galicia region.
29 July 2013
Two trains collide in Almaty
Two trains have collided at Almaty-2 railway station.
29 July 2013
From Mecca to Rio, Spain seeks buyers for high-speed rail
Encouraged by a multi-billion euro contract to build a high-speed rail in Saudi Arabia, recession-hit Spain is fighting to win more lucrative train contracts abroad.
23 July 2013
300 diesel engines to be produced in Astana annually
GEVO plant in Astana will produce 300 new-generation diesel engines per year.
16 July 2013
Estonian company buys 15 locomotives from Kazakhstan Temir Zholy
Estonian company AS Vopak E.O.S. Ltd will buy 15 Kazakhstan-made TEZZA locomotives from Kazakhstan Temir Zholy.
23 May 2013
New passenger train Almaty-Khorgos launched
Kazakhstan businessmen can now get to the International Near-Border Cooperation Center Khorgos by railroad.
22 May 2013
New railway link established between Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
Presidents of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan Nursultan Nazarbayev and Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov have launched the direct railway.
14 May 2013
Freight traffic on Zhetygen-Korgas railroad to make 2 million tons in 2013
We plan that this year the traffic volume will make 2 million tons: Askar Mamin.
25 April 2013
Kazakhstan launches construction of Astana-Almaty high-speed railway
This railroad line will decrease the traveling time between Astana and Almaty from 12 to 5 hours and cut distance by 400km.
01 April 2013
Kazakhstan ranked 117th by road and 29th by railway quality
Experts have evaluated the quality of roads in Kazakhstan at 2.7 points out of 7, but its railroads have been evaluated quite high.
25 March 2013
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy to increase engineering production 30-fold by 2015
The railroad sector will be fully covered with Kazakhstan-made trains, while Kazakhstan content in the production will reach 72 percent, Yermek Kizatov
19 March 2013