On October 18, Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin, and Russia’s Deputy Chairman of the Government Alexey Overchuk attended a meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Cooperation in Moscow, on Kazakhstan and Russia’s transport and logistics sectors.
As reported by the Kazakh government’s press service, between January and September 2024, the volume of containers transported by rail from Russia to China through Kazakhstan, increased by 63% compared to the same period in 2023, while container transportation along the China-Europe-China route through Russia and Kazakhstan increased by 65%.
During the meeting an agreement was made to further increase the flow of container trains on the China-Kazakhstan-Russia route by constructing the necessary transport infrastructure at the Selyatino rail station in the Moscow region. In April, Kazakhstan’s national railway’s company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), Russia’s Slavtrans-Service JSC, and China’s Xian Free Trade Port Construction and Operation Co., Ltd began construction on a new transport and logistics center, CRK Terminal, at Selyatino, aimed at ensuring the efficient handling of cargo following the route Xi’an (China) – Dostyk/Altynkol (Kazakhstan) – Selyatino (Russia). The center is set to become an essential link in developing international transport corridors and increase the competitiveness of transportation through Kazakhstan.
In 2023, the volume of cargo transported by rail between China and Russia through Kazakhstan amounted to 3.8 million tons, an increase of 35% compared to 2022. Kazakhstan also remains an important transit and transport link along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), which known as the Middle Corridor, connects China and Europe via Central Asia and the Caucasus.
