BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 16. Kazakhstan plans to
increase the renewal rate of its passenger railway fleet to 90% by
2030.
This was published by the press service of the Kazakh government
in a press release, following the country’s Transport Minister
Nurlan Sauranbayev’s speech during a cabinet meeting held on June
16.
"Over the past years, more than 650 passenger railcars have been
renewed in Kazakhstan. By 2030, the ministry plans to bring the
level of passenger fleet renewal to 90 percent," Sauranbayev
said.
According to the minister, construction and installation works
have already been completed at 36 railway infrastructure facilities
as part of the ongoing modernization program.
The report highlighted, that fleet renewal remains one of the
key components of the government’s efforts to improve the quality,
reliability and comfort of passenger rail transportation across the
country.
Meanwhile, Kazakhstan operates one of the largest railway
networks in Eurasia, with more than 16,000 kilometers of rail lines
linking the country with China, Russia, Central Asia and the
Caspian region. Rail transport plays a central role in Kazakhstan's
freight and transit system due to the country's vast territory and
its position on key East-West and North-South trade corridors.
In recent years, Kazakhstan has accelerated investment in
railway infrastructure as part of its strategy to strengthen its
role as a regional logistics hub. The government plans to build and
modernize about 5,000 kilometers of railways, while new transit
corridors and border-crossing projects are expected to increase
freight capacity and support growing cargo flows between China,
Europe and Central Asia.
