Kazakhstan’s transit freight volume increased by 13.1% year-on-year in the first three quarters of this year

China News Service, Astana, October 14 (Reporter Shan Lu) According to the website of the Kazakhstan Prime Minister's Office, in the first three quarters of this year, the total volume of transit cargo transported through Kazakhstan reached 32.6 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 13.1%.

Kazakhstan’s Deputy Minister of Transport Kari Akparov introduced at a government meeting on the 13th that in the first three quarters of this year, the country’s railway and road freight volumes increased by 3% and 5.6% year-on-year respectively, and domestic airline passenger traffic increased by 4.2% year-on-year.

When introducing the progress of transportation infrastructure construction, Karya Akparov said that Kazakhstan is building new railway lines and transforming existing lines to increase freight volume in main directions and shorten transportation time. So far, 101 railway stations have been upgraded and renovated.

In terms of highways, construction of Aktobe-Kyzylorda and Karaganda-Dezkazgan highway projects has started. Kazakhstan has also improved quality requirements for road design and construction, and established an electronic database of road construction materials and related information systems to strengthen quality supervision.

Karya Akparov also informed at the meeting that Kazakhstan has opened 20 new international routes, and the airports in Balkhash, Alkarek, Pavlodar and Aktau have been upgraded.

According to the news, it is predicted that the total output value of Kazakhstan's transportation industry will reach 13.1 trillion tenge (approximately US$29.03 billion) in 2026, a year-on-year increase of 9.2%. (over)