BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 16. Kazakhstan plans to
complete the modernization of 10 railway stations and four
platforms in the Karaganda region by July this year.
This was published by the press service of the Kazakh government
following a cabinet meeting.
"At present, construction and installation works on all
facilities are about 94 percent complete. The modernization is
being carried out by five contractors, taking into account the
needs of people with reduced mobility, with 120 workers involved at
construction sites," said Karaganda region Akim Yermaganbet
Bulekpayev.
According to him, eight stations and platforms have already
received positive state expert assessments, while six projects are
still undergoing review, with conclusions expected in July.
The official added that all financing issues have been fully
resolved, and completion of construction works is scheduled for
July this year.
The government noted that the project is being implemented in
cooperation with the national railway company Kazakhstan Temir
Zholy as part of ongoing infrastructure upgrades in the country’s
transport sector.
For the record, the Karaganda region lies on Kazakhstan’s main
north-south and east-west transport axes, including the
Astana-Karaganda-Balkhash-Almaty railway and highway corridor,
which forms part of the country’s central transit backbone. The
route between Astana and Karaganda alone spans around 214 km by
rail and is a key segment of the national passenger and freight
network, handling both industrial cargo and interregional
mobility.
The region is also crossed by the M-36 international road
corridor, which connects the Russian border through Kostanay,
Astana and Karaganda toward Almaty and onward to China, forming
part of wider Eurasian transit flows. In addition, the
Zhezkazgan-Karaganda highway corridor is included in major
rehabilitation programs backed by international financing,
reflecting its role within the Trans-Caspian (Middle Corridor)
logistics system linking China and Europe via Kazakhstan.
Within this framework, Karaganda functions as a central railway
hub with high freight intensity, making infrastructure upgrades
such as station modernization directly relevant to the efficiency
of national and international transport flows.
