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According to the results of the first five months of 2025, the volume of railway transportation between Kazakhstan and China reached 14.2 million tons, which is 11% more than in the same period last year. Exports from Kazakhstan to China amounted to 9 million tons, which is 12% higher than last year. These results were possible due to the well-coordinated interaction between the railway administrations of the two countries and stable demand for export and transit transportation in the direction of China.

Rail operator Elron has started serving passengers on the new platform at Ülemiste station in Tallinn – the first completed element of the future Linda international terminal, which is being built as part of the Rail Baltica project. The new 230-metre-long and 9.3-metre-wide platform replaces the old infrastructure and already offers passengers more comfortable and modern waiting and boarding conditions.

On behalf of the Administration of the President of Kazakhstan, large-scale reforms in the field of freight rail transportation have begun. The Association of Kazakhstan Freight Rail Carriers, together with the Ministry of Transport and the antimonopoly authority, are developing a set of measures to create conditions for real competition, ensure transparent and stable rules for access to infrastructure.

From the end of August, Contargo will launch two new regular rail services between Poland and France as part of the Poland France Shuttle service. One of the routes will directly connect the LDCT terminals in Dourges (France) and Miratrans in Krzewo (Poland), while the other will connect Dourges with Kutno in Poland, with a stopover in Duisburg.

Spanish rail infrastructure operator Adif has joined the EULYNX international consortium, which develops technical standards for the unification of interfaces and components for microprocessor-based interlocking systems. Joining EULYNX will allow Adif to contribute to the creation of modern rail automation solutions at the EU level.

The 100,000th container (in TEU equivalent) was sent from Xi’an, China, as part of a freight train along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR). The train included 50 containers with electronics, furniture and consumer goods.

PSA Antwerp and Lineas have announced the launch of a new rail service directly connecting the PSA terminal in the port of Zeebrugge with the Noordzee Terminal in Antwerp. The first container train departed on 27 May 2025, and from 2 June the line began operating regularly, three times a week in both directions. This re-establishment of an important rail route was a highlight at the Transport Logistics trade fair in Munich.

Turkish railway operator TCDD has received the first five E5000 electric locomotives, which were developed and manufactured entirely using local technologies. The handover ceremony took place in Eskisehir, where the locomotives are assembled by Türasaş with the participation of the TÜBİTAK RUTE Research and Development Institute.