In the first quarter of 2024, there was a significant increase in export traffic by rail towards China, exceeding the previous year by 21.1% and reaching 3.2 million tons. Transportation is particularly active at the Dostyk-Alashankou border crossing, where 2.2 million tons of goods were transported from Kazakhstan to China by rail, marking an increase of 12.3%.
Additional growth is observed through Altynkol – Khorgos, where transport volumes increased by 44.4%, reaching one million tons. This positive trend is especially noticeable in the export sectors of metal ores, grain, ferrous metals, petroleum products, chemicals and non-ferrous cargo, where increases from 5.8% to 88.3% are observed.