In January-August 2024, JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy transported more than 165.5 million tons of cargo. Exports amounted to 55.8 million tons, and the volume of domestic transportation increased by 1.2% compared to the same period last year and reached 109.7 million tons.
The main volume of cargo was coal – 63.2 million tons, of which 45.4 million tons were delivered to thermal power plants and the population within the country. Grain transportation increased by 11.3%, reaching 1.5 million tons in the republic, and the total volume of grain transportation amounted to 5.7 million tons.
Other cargo categories also showed growth: loading of oil cargo increased by 3.2% to 12.7 million tons, ferrous metals by 3.8% to 2.9 million tons, iron ore and manganese by 4.7% to 14.2 million tons, and non-ferrous ore and sulfur raw materials by 10.6% to 16.4 million tons.