ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 18. Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ, a national company) plans to modernize railway stations, Trend reports.
The modernization of railway stations will be implemented as part of the Program to Increase the Capacity of the Railway Infrastructure in Kazakhstan.
Thus, as part of the program until 2030, it is planned to modernize over 180 railway stations.
Meanwhile, the implementation of several large-scale projects began in the field of railway transport in Kazakhstan in 2023.
In November 2023, government statistics showed the start of building on a 74-km railway route bypassing Almaty and the Darbaza-Makataaral line. The first will reduce commodity delivery time by 24 hours and ease the Almaty railway junction by 40 percent, while the second will increase Central Asia throughput by 10 million tons.
In addition, work on the Bakhty-Ayagoz railway line, which will span 272 kilometers, began in December. The realization of this project will enhance freight turnover between Kazakhstan and China by 20 million tons.
In general, over the next 3 years, more than 1,300 km of new railways will be built in the country.