Kazakhstan is increasing its
transport and transit potential. Thus, construction of a new bypass railway
line with the Almaty-Zhetygen-Kazybek bek connection has started in the country.
The branch will reduce the time of cargo delivery and transit through
Kazakhstan to Central Asia, Europe, and the Caspian Sea ports. Kazakh Prime
Minister Alikhan Smailov took part in the ceremony of building the first link
of the railway. A total of 130 kilometers of tracks will be installed and three
stations will be established. It should be noted that the infrastructure
project is being implemented on instructions of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart
Tokayev.
“This railway line, first of all, will speed up
the passage of transit trains and reduce the time of cargo delivery to 1.5-2
days, which will result in an increase in the volume of transit traffic. It
will reduce the load on the Almaty railway junction and facilitate the work of
shippers and consignees. I believe that after slated for late 2024-early 2025 railway
line’s commissioning, the work on receiving trains, wagons, and cargo will be
improved,” said Kanat Almagambetov, Management Board Deputy Chairman for the Kazakhstan
Temir Zholy National Company.
It is noteworthy that Kazakhstan continues
active work on the development of railway infrastructure to ensure sustainable
exports of domestic products and expansion of transit cargo traffic. For
example, second railway tracks are being built on the Dostyk-Moiynty section to
increase throughput capacity. In the near future, there are plans to start
construction of the Darbaza-Maktaaral and Bakhty-Ayagoz railway lines. In
general, more than 1,300 kilometers of railways will be built over the next
three years.
Web-editor: Aizhan
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