News about transport

Nazarbayev supports eco-friendly Almaty: city centre to become exclusively pedestrian President Nazarbayev has taken part in a meeting with media representatives to discuss development of the City of Apples - Almaty.

20 April 2015 15:01

New Lianyungang-Almaty container train launched A new regular container train Lianyungang-Almaty has been launched on February 25.

28 February 2015 17:26

Helicopter taxi in Almaty for one grand only Air taxi had started operating in Almaty and Astana.

24 January 2015 00:54

Brazilians detained in protests over bus fare hikes Tensions were high in Sao Paulo after police resorted to tear gas and detained some 50 protesters.

10 January 2015 13:58

Ukraine halts trains and buses to Russian-held Crimea Ukraine said it was suspending all rail and bus services to Russian-occupied Crimea because of security concerns.

27 December 2014 11:49

Air Astana launches Astana-Bangkok flight Kazakhstan’s national flag carrier Air Astana has launched a direct flight between Kazakhstan’s capital city Astana and Thailand’s capital Bangkok.

19 December 2014 16:10

Kazakh railways head holds talks with his Chinese counterpart President of Kazakhstan's national railway company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Askar Mamin held bilateral talks with Director General of Chinese Railways Sheng Guangji. Two cooperation documents were signed.

17 December 2014 15:30

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.

05 December 2014 14:05

Kazakh 'smart' bus stops project catches attention of Silicon Valley Businessmen from the Silicon Valley have become interested in the project of 'smart' bus stops developed by Kazakhstanis.

04 December 2014 13:08

Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway line to open on December 3 The Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway line will be opened on December 3.

20 November 2014 18:15

Kazakhstan launches its first electromobile charging station The first charging station for electromobiles has opened in Kazakhstan on November 12.

20 November 2014 16:22

Almaty struggles to reduce CO2 emissions Almaty is the largest city in Kazakhstan but the ecological damage from the city's growing vehicle usage exacerbated by the lack of high-quality public transport hangs like a smog over the country's cultural capital.

19 November 2014 12:43

Kazakhstan should fulfill three conditions to become a transit hub: expert Kazakhstan needs to meet three conditions to become the largest business transit hub in Central Asia.

10 November 2014 12:30

Kazakhstan not ready for electromobiles: expert Eduard Edokov, the head of the Independent Automobile Union of Kazakhstan, says that Kazakhstanis are not yet ready to transition to electromobiles both because of their mentality and the lack of infrastructure in the country.

09 November 2014 19:20

Mysterious airplane parts delivered to Aktau airport in Western Kazakhstan Disassembled airplanes of unclear origin have been delivered to the Aktau airport in Western Kazakhstan.

29 October 2014 13:32

Mentality stands in way of car sharing in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan needs to rethink the usage of personal vehicles. But are people ready for that?

26 October 2014 12:46

Nazarbayev speaks about Caspian logistics potential During the 4th Caspian Summit President Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke about the opportunities the Caspian Sea opened in terms of transportation and tourism.

01 October 2014 01:25

Islamic State terrorists transporting nuclear weapons through Kazakhstan unlikely: Dr Dronzina Member of the International Association for the Study of Terrorism comments on the statement of Russian military official, who said terrorists could use the terrotories of Central Asian countries to transport weapons of mass destruction.

16 September 2014 19:24

If you are short on change take a coin of goodness: available on Almaty bus stops Posters with coins of goodness have appeared on a number of Almaty bus stops.

18 July 2014 23:40

UK to provide military equipment to Kazakhstan Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Defense will receive all terrain vehicles (ATV) and night vision equipment from the United Kingdom.

16 July 2014 18:25

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