BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 16. Kazakhstan plans to complete the modernization of 10 railway stations and four platforms in the Karaganda region by July this year.
This was published by the press service of the Kazakh government following a cabinet meeting.
"At present, construction and installation works on all facilities are about 94 percent complete. The modernization is being carried out by five contractors, taking into account the needs of people with reduced mobility, with 120 workers involved at construction sites," said Karaganda region Akim Yermaganbet Bulekpayev.
According to him, eight stations and platforms have already received positive state expert assessments, while six projects are still undergoing review, with conclusions expected in July.
The official added that all financing issues have been fully resolved, and completion of construction works is scheduled for July this year.
The government noted that the project is being implemented in cooperation with the national railway company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy as part of ongoing infrastructure upgrades in the country’s transport sector.
For the record, the Karaganda region lies on Kazakhstan’s main north-south and east-west transport axes, including the Astana-Karaganda-Balkhash-Almaty railway and highway corridor, which forms part of the country’s central transit backbone. The route between Astana and Karaganda alone spans around 214 km by rail and is a key segment of the national passenger and freight network, handling both industrial cargo and interregional mobility.
The region is also crossed by the M-36 international road corridor, which connects the Russian border through Kostanay, Astana and Karaganda toward Almaty and onward to China, forming part of wider Eurasian transit flows. In addition, the Zhezkazgan-Karaganda highway corridor is included in major rehabilitation programs backed by international financing, reflecting its role within the Trans-Caspian (Middle Corridor) logistics system linking China and Europe via Kazakhstan.
Within this framework, Karaganda functions as a central railway hub with high freight intensity, making infrastructure upgrades such as station modernization directly relevant to the efficiency of national and international transport flows.
