ASTANA, Kazakhstan, March 29. Kazakhstan has sent a record number of trains in one day to China through the Dostyk-Alashankou border crossing, Trend reports, citing Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ).
"A new record was set at the Dostyk-Alashankou international border crossing: in one day, on March 28 this year, 21 trains were delivered to China," KTZ said. Previously, 16 trains departed for China through the above-mentioned station every day.
Thus, 20 trains consisting of 732 cars with a total weight of over 40,000 tons were sent on a wide gauge, and one train of 50 cars with a total weight of about 1,500 tons was sent on a narrow gauge.
Meanwhile, the volume of cargo transportation by rail between Kazakhstan and China has exceeded 28 million tons in 2023. The volume of cargo transportation increased by 22 percent compared to 2022.
Kazakhstan exported 12.6 million tons of goods to China by rail, which is 35 percent more than in 2022.
Thus, grain exports climbed twofold, to 2.2 million tons; flour and powder products increased threefold, to 600,000 tons; vegetable oil increased 56 percent, to 180,000 tons; nonferrous metals increased 41 percent, to 500,000 tons; and coke increased fourfold.
