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JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy and its subsidiary KTZ Express demonstrate steady growth in transit traffic, turning Kazakhstan into one of the central hubs of Eurasian logistics. In 2023, the transit volume reached 27.5 million tons — 33% more than in 2020, and container transit increased to 1.4 million TEU. According to KTZ forecasts, by 2029 this figure could reach 100 million tons, and transit revenues — more than $6 billion. The key driver will be the completion of the Dostyk-Moiynty project, which will double the volume to 55 million tons in 2026. As part of the railway network modernization program, it is planned to build and upgrade 5 thousand km of highways and repair another 11 thousand km of tracks by 2029. 

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held talks with the head of the Turkish company S Sistem Lojistik Hussein Barlin, during which they discussed the prospects for a strategic partnership in the field of logistics. Kazakhstan is actively developing the Middle Corridor, striving for the status of a key transit hub of Eurasia.

Kazakhstan’s Transport Minister Nurlan Sauranbayev said that the use of the country’s advantageous geographical location could bring the budget up to 5 trillion tenge annually. He announced this at a press conference in the government, emphasizing that investments in infrastructure, including the expansion of the Dostyk-Moiynty section, would have a powerful economic effect.

Kazakhstan’s KTZ railway company has signed a loan agreement with the Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and Deutsche Bank for up to 480 million Swiss francs (about $595.5 million). The funds will be used to finance key infrastructure projects along the Trans-Kazakhstan corridor. The deal was organized with the support of the sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna, which fully owns KTZ.