According to the results of the first quarter of 2025, the volume of loading on the network of Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) amounted to 64.2 million tons, which is 4.4% more than in the same period of 2024. The press service of JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy reported that 41 million tons of this volume are domestic transportation, and export deliveries increased by 12%, reaching 23.2 million tons.
Particular attention is paid to coal, the volume of loading of which in January-March amounted to 26.7 million tons, which is 1.4% more than last year. Coal exports increased by 16.2%, reaching 7.5 million tons. In addition, the volume of grain loading increased significantly – by 48.7%, to 3.6 million tons, of which 2.8 million tons went for export, which is 52% more than in 2024.
There was also an increase in the loading of other goods: oil cargo by 3.4% (up to 5 million tons), ferrous metals by 11.4% (up to 1.1 million tons), chemical fertilizers by 19.6% (up to 1.2 million tons) and construction materials by 4.6% (up to 2.8 million tons).