The Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Group of Companies plans to invest approximately $15 billion by 2030 in developing transport and logistics infrastructure, modernizing production assets, and implementing modern digital and technological solutions. The investment program aims to increase the capacity of the railway network and prepare it for further growth in both domestic and transit freight traffic.
Thanks to its strategic location at the intersection of routes between China, Europe, Russia, and the Caspian region, Kazakhstan, under the leadership of KTZ, is steadily transforming from a transit territory into a full-fledged international transport and logistics hub. The development of a network of dry ports, terminals, and multimodal routes has already ensured sustainable growth in transit traffic: its volume has reached approximately 30 million tons, while container transit has exceeded 1.5 million TEUs, increasing more than fivefold over the past ten years.
A key element of KTZ’s multi-vector logistics strategy remains the development of rail, road, and maritime routes, including the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, which ensures cargo delivery to the Caucasus and Europe in 20-25 days. To increase capacity, major infrastructure projects are being implemented, including the construction of the Bakhty-Ayagoz and Darbaza-Maktaaral lines, the introduction of second tracks on the Dostyk-Moiynty section, and the formation of an East-West terminal framework involving the Khorgos Gateway dry port, terminals in Xi’an and Almaty, and a container hub at the port of Aktau.