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May 11, 2022 | Freight

New China - Caspian Sea - Europe rail freight service launched

The new service avoids passing through Russia and Ukraine or Belarus.

August 12, 2020 | Financial

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Financial: KTZ freight up in first seven months; Dellner Bubenzer acquires Romag; SJ announces 2Q operating loss

Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan Railways’ (KTZ) freight subsidiary has reported traansporting 143 million tonnes of freight during the first seven months of this year, and a freight turnover of 131.6 billion tonne-km, 4% higher than the same period last year.

July 24, 2020 | Financial

Kazakhstan Railways to sell Tulpar plant while expanding night train fleet

KAZAKHSTAN Railways (KTZ) has launched a tender to sell the Tulpar Wagon Building Plant, with the winning bidder expected to supply and maintain overnight trains for KTZ.

May 22, 2020 | Financial

KTZ addresses financial woes due to Covid-19 and currency fluctuations

KAZAKHSTAN Railways (KTZ) is taking steps to cope with no passenger revenue since April 1 due to Covid-19 and a steep fall in the exchange rate.

April 25, 2020 | Europe

IRJ In-brief - Coronavirus: CD partially resumes services; NS builds ventilator powerpacks; China donates face masks to MÁV

CZECH Republic: Czech Railways (CD), working with the Ministry of Transport, will partially resume operation of long-distance passenger services from April 26.

April 2, 2020 | Freight

KTZ Freight energy efficiency drive saves $US 26.6m

KAZAKHSTAN Railways’ (KTZ) freight subsidiary saved more than Tenge 12bn ($US 26.6m) in 2019 through the introduction of energy-saving measures to reduce locomotive fuel and electricity consumption.

December 6, 2019 | Locomotives

Knorr-Bremse signs 25-year service agreement for Kazakhstan locomotives

KNORR-Bremse Russia and Alstom Kazakhstan have signed a 25-year service agreement for up to 200 double-section freight locomotives and 95 passenger locomotives in Kazakhstan.

September 6, 2019 | Freight

Strong growth in China - Kazakhstan - Europe rail traffic

KAZAKHSTAN Railways (KTZ) reports strong growth this year in container traffic on the China - Kazakhstan - Europe rail corridor.

September 2, 2019 | News

Kazakhstan adopts Tetra over ETCS for 300km line

KAZAKHSTAN Railways (KTZ) has certified the successful integration of Teltronic’s Nebula Tetra solution with Bombardier’s ETCS application on the 300km Zhetygen - Altynkol line.

July 30, 2019 | Infrastructure

Kazakhstan and Alstom sign digital signalling MoU

ALSTOM and Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of digital technologies for railway signalling in Kazakhstan.

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