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Kazakhstan Temir Zholy: enhanced rolling stock
The tear and wear of Kazakhstan's rolling stock has been significantly reduced since 2008.
12 March 2014
KTZ women's team wins USIC International Alpine Skiing Championship in Almaty
Skiers from Kazakhstan Temir Zholy team have become winners of the 19th International Alpine Skiing Championship among railway employees.
04 March 2014
China holds three for Kunming station attack
Chinese police have captured three suspects in a railway station attack that killed 29 people and injured 143.
04 March 2014
USIC International Alpine Skiing Championship kicks off at Shymbulak in Almaty
The International Alpine Skiing Championship among the railway employees has kicked off at Shymbulak mountain resort in Almaty on February 24.
27 February 2014
Two killed as falling boulder derails train in French Alps
Two women were killed when a massive falling boulder hit a passing train in the French Alps on Saturday, leaving one of its carriages dangling precariously off a steep, snow-covered embankment.
10 February 2014
France launches express rail project linking Paris to airport
France's government has launched a 1.7-billion-euro ($2.3 billion) project to link Paris to its main international airport, Charles de Gaulle, with an express train that will go into operation in a decade's time.
24 January 2014
Oil tank truck driver found and tells his story of petrolium train flaring near Aktau
The MAN oil tank truck driver told his story of the accident of the oil tank truck and the petroleum tank train near Aktau that caused an explosion, fire and human victims.
18 November 2013
Putin in S. Korea to push new 'Silk Road' via N. Korea
Russian President Vladimir Putin was in South Korea Wednesday to push a pet project for a new major trading route linking Asia and Europe by rail that requires prying open North Korea.
13 November 2013
Bomb found at railway crossing in Almaty
An explosive device has been found at the railway crossing of Medeu station in Almaty city.
18 October 2013
High-velocity trains to be launched along another 5 new routes in 2014
The trains are expected to meet the growing demand for passenger carriage and twice reduce the travel time.
17 October 2013
Rail links Russia and sanctions-squeezed N. Korea
Russia and North Korea have reopened a rail link that Pyongyang hopes will offer a trading boost to the isolated, sanctions-squeezed state.
23 September 2013
Astana plant to produce first KZ8A electric locomotives in March 2014
Astana-based plant will produce its first electric locomotives KZ8A in March 2014.
12 September 2013
Railway blames firefighters in Canada train disaster
The US rail company at the center of Canada's worst train disaster in recent history blamed firefighters for the deadly derailment, as police indicated they believe it could be a case of criminal negligence.
10 July 2013
Brief encounter for porn film at China railway station
A maintenance worker surprised passers-by near a Chinese railway station when he started watching a banned porn film, not realising his computer was connected to a giant screen
02 July 2013
Afghanistan asks for Kazakhstan's support in entering Organization for Cooperation of Railways
Kazakhstan could support Afghanistan in Russia, so that it can enter this organization more quickly. Then the transit problem will be fully resolved: expert.
15 March 2013
First ever high velocity railway link to be completed between Astana and Almaty by 2017
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Railways Operator has signed a contract with Systra to design and construct the railway link.
14 March 2013
Nazarbayev orders a new railway link between Astana and Almaty across Balkhash lake
According to him, this will boost tourism in the area and the distance between Astana and Almaty will be 300-400 km shorter.
24 January 2013
World's longest bullet train service begins in China
China started service Wednesday on the world's longest high-speed rail route, the latest milestone in the country's rapid and -- sometimes troubled -- super fast rail network.
26 December 2012
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