en.Wedoany.com Reported - This November, two newly built railway lines in the country will be officially completed and put into operation: the Darboza-Maktaral Railway and the Moyint-Kyzylzhar Railway.

These two projects are regarded locally as the core transportation infrastructure initiatives for this year. Once operational, they will directly boost Kazakhstan's annual transit freight volume and reshape regional cross-border transport routes.

The opening plan was finalized by Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov during a government working meeting, which explicitly required the two lines to be commissioned on schedule. According to a statement from the government press service, the launch of the two new railways will increase Kazakhstan's transit freight volume this year to 55 million tons, significantly enhancing its cross-border logistics capacity.

The two railways each serve distinct purposes, opening up southbound and westbound cross-border transport corridors for Kazakhstan, and specifically addressing regional logistics route shortcomings.

The Darboza-Maktaral Railway, with a total length of 152 kilometers, began construction in November 2023. This line is Kazakhstan's second railway route to the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border and, once completed, will fully perfect the country's southbound cross-border transport network.

Unlike existing routes, it will be integrated into the North-South International Transport Corridor system, opening up new freight routes from Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan, Iran, and other Central Asian countries. This will effectively divert pressure from existing transport lines, making southbound cross-border cargo transport more efficient and convenient.

The other line, the Moyint-Kyzylzhar Railway, focuses on trans-Eurasian cross-border transport. With a total length exceeding 300 kilometers, it is an important extension of the Dostyk-Moyint Railway at the Kazakhstan-China border. The second track of this main line was opened last year, and the completion of this extension will form a complete route system.

The most notable feature of this line is that it establishes a trans-Eurasian freight corridor bypassing Russia, officially becoming a key component of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route. For trans-Eurasian cross-border cargo transport, this means an additional flexible alternative route, significantly enhancing the autonomy and flexibility of Trans-Caspian logistics.

In the view of Kazakh officials, the opening of the two new railways is a core priority task in the transportation infrastructure sector this year, being advanced jointly by the Ministry of Transport and Kazakhstan Railways. However, the country's railway infrastructure development does not stop with existing projects.

Currently, Kazakhstan has initiated the next phase of railway infrastructure upgrade planning. Going forward, the Ministry of Transport, Samruk-Kazyna Fund, and Kazakhstan Railways will collaborate to refine supporting technical solutions based on future freight volume growth trends, cross-border transport demands, and long-term economic development plans. They will simultaneously align with various infrastructure financing channels to pave the way for the implementation of subsequent new projects.

As a core logistics hub in Central Asia, Kazakhstan boasts a superior geographical location. Multiple key international transport corridors traverse its territory, radiating to Russia, the European Union, and the entire Central Asian region. Leveraging its long border with China, a large volume of Chinese cross-border cargo is transshipped and distributed via Kazakhstan, making it an indispensable key node in the trans-Eurasian and Central Asian cross-border logistics networks.

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