Nazarbayev, Rouhani and Berdimuhamedow open 'new Silk Road'The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow and the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani have participated in the opening ceremony of the Uzen-Beket-Goran railroad.
Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to boost bilateral trade with new railway link in placeThe railway link Uzen (Kazakhstan) – Kyzylkaya – Bereket – Etrek (Turkmenistan) – Gorgan (Iran) totals 934.5 km, with the longest part (722.5 km) running across Turkmenistan. The Kazakhstan’s section makes up 130 km, with the other 82 km running across Iran.
09 October 2014
India train hits school bus, at least 11 children deadA passenger train rammed into a school bus in southern India on Thursday killing at least 11 children, with fears the death toll could rise further, officials said.
Petroleum train on fire in Aktau, 2 dead one missingOil 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 oblastKaraganda 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 KyzylordaThe 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.