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Transport disrupted as France blanketed in snow
Heavy snowfall hit large parts of France on Sunday, putting Paris under a picturesque blanket of white stuff but causing major disruptions to air, road and rail transport.
21 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
Kazakhstan railroads getting 140 passenger wagons in 2013
To upgrade the railroad fleet we plan to purchase 93 locomotives, 140 passenger and 1,784 freight wagons in 2013: Kazakhstan Minister.
21 December 2012
800km of Western Europe-Western China road to be launched in 2013
Kazakhstan Transport and Communications Minister talked about road construction plans for 2013.
20 December 2012
50 light rail trams to be launched in Astana before EXPO-2017
The plan is to construct 3 lines, 42 stops and launch around 50 trams: Alstom.
19 December 2012
Almaty citizens’ mentality hinders solution of parking problem in the city
A well-developed infrastructure is required for development of a parking lots system in Almaty city.
02 December 2012
Almaty authorities to spend 50 billion tenge ($337.8 million) on Almaty transport in 2013
Almaty Akimat (city authorities) plans to allocate more than 50 billion tenge ($337.8 million) on development of Almaty transport in 2013.
02 December 2012
Australian 'Dumb Ways to Die' safety clip goes viral
An online video featuring cartoon creatures killing themselves in a variety of ways as part of an Australian transport safety campaign has gone viral, with almost 12 million YouTube views in a week.
22 November 2012
Storm flooded seven New York subway lines: city
Surging seawater forced ashore by superstorm Sandy flooded seven New York subway tunnels and six bus garages in the worst disaster in the history of city transport, the network's chief said Tuesday.
30 October 2012
Kazakhstan and Austria agreed on freight transportation
Kazakhstan and Austrian governments have signed an agreement on international freight transportation.
25 October 2012
$10 million spent on procurement of new buses in Astana
83 new buses worth 1.5 billion tenge ($10 million) have been bought starting from the beginning of 2012: official.
18 October 2012
Ministry of Transport: China-made trucks damage Kazakhstan roads
China-made trucks that ride Kazakhstan highways destroy the road’s surface: Kazakhstan Ministry of Transport.
11 October 2012
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy secured record shipment of 8.5m tons of grain
Representatives of involved companies and authorities discussed arrangement of transportation of Kazakhstan's new grain.
07 September 2012
Altynkol-Khorgos railroad border entry point to open by end of 2012
The period of completion of works on the entry point was discussed at the meeting of Kazakhstan-Chinese Cooperation Commission.
05 September 2012
Power cut blacks out 300 million in northern India
A massive power cut blacked out a vast swathe of northern India Monday, leaving an estimated 300 million people without power in the worst outage in more than a decade.
31 July 2012
Almaty traffic lights will be equipped with timers in 2013
All the traffic lights will be quipped with timers in Almaty, Akim (Mayor) of the city Akhmetzhan Yessimov says.
27 June 2012
KedenTransService wants to deliver Toyota car parts to Kazakhstan plant
We are negotiating with Toyota. They are planning to build a plant in Kazakhstan and are now selecting the location: KTS President.
20 June 2012
Bus stations to change locations in Kazakhstan
The routes and locations of bus stations will be reviewed in line with the general plans of the cities of Kazakhstan.
20 June 2012
Creation of new transport corridors in Central Asia will strengthen Kazakhstan’s sovereignty: Yertysbayev
The fact that America is taking steps in this direction is very important for Kazakhstan: President's Advisor Yertysbayev.
17 June 2012
Kazakhstan buying transport assets in Europe
Kazakhstan is going to buy transport assets in Europe and set up terminals in strategically important regions of Europe and China.
12 June 2012