ASTANA, Kazakhstan, August 19. By 2029, freight operators in Kazakhstan plan to purchase more than 7,000 new railcars, Kazakhstan’s Transport Minister Nurlan Sauranbayev announced at a Government meeting, Trend reports via the press service of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.
According to him, this will help maintain and further develop the growing potential of freight transportation.
As the minister noted, there are over 300 operators in Kazakhstan managing 142,000 freight railcars, which fully meets the current demand for freight transport.
Sauranbayev also emphasized that Kazakhstan Railways holds a 41 percent share, and these railcars are actively used on socially important routes.
Today, a Government meeting is being held in Kazakhstan, with the agenda focused on the development and digitalization of the railway secto
