Kazakhstan Temir Joly
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Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ;
Organization
Founded by the government in 2002 as a
Network
The current rail network is based on the inheritance from the former
KTZ controls about 16,400 km (10,200 mi) track (2005) which is being expanded. The Kazakhstan sections of the old
Operation
KTZ is the largest employer in Kazakhstan with 119,071 employees (2020). Approximately 1% of the Kazakh population are employed by the railroads and affiliated companies. It manages 46,800 freight wagons, 1,700 locomotives and 2,300 passenger cars. The company is profitable and its 2020 revenues were 1,173.3 billion Kazakhstani tenge. In 2020, the freight industry saw increases in overall tonnage of 3.5% versus the previous year, while passenger volume decreased by 54.5%. [5]
Owners and management
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100% of KTZ's shares are owned by the state through the Samruk-Kazyna fund. Aidar Ryskulov is the chairman of the Board of Directors of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy.[6] Nurlan Sauranbayev is the chairman of the management board of the company.[7]
Infrastructure investment initiatives
Temir Zholy is a principal implementer of Kazakhstan’s New Silk Road Initiative and Nurly Zhol new economic policy.[8]
Khorgos-Eastern Gate
The FEZ "Khorgos-Eastern Gate" is a logistics center for the distribution of cargo flows on the New Silk Road near Nurkent and Khorgos, and further integrates Kazakhstan into the global transport and trade system, particularly between China and the European Union.[8]
The TransKazakhstanTrunk Railways project
The potential of Kazakhstan to act as a transit in the trade between China, Europe, and even the eastern coast of America, as envisioned in the
KTZ is engaging on a major railroad project to link China and
Construction for the new line will start at the eastern border town of Druzhba to go to Aktau on the Caspian Sea. Construction is expected to start in 2006 and take four years. The total cost of the project is $5–7 billion.[12] A link from Aktau to Iran is also required.
The transport corridor through Kazakhstan has the potential to provide a railway-ship link between China and the east coast of North America through the Northern East West corridor.[13]
Railway links with adjacent countries
- Russia – same gauge (former Soviet Union railway system)
- Korgas.
- Kyrgyzstan– same gauge (former Soviet Union railway system)
- Uzbekistan – same gauge (former Soviet Union railway system)
- Turkmenistan – same gauge (former Soviet Union railway system) – new rail link opened in 2013.[11]
Rolling stock
In October 2010, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy ordered 295
In November 2010, KTZ awarded Talgo a contract to replace its fleet of 3000 intercity vehicles.[16] After the delivery of some of these vehicles, it was announced in October 2019 that this order had been cancelled.[17]
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KZ4A
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VL80
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TE33A "GE Evolution"
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2TE10U with train 22 Kyzylorda – Semey
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CKD6E
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TEM2 "Tamara"
High-speed railway project
In the early 2010s, a project for building a high-speed railway between Astana and Almaty was actively discussed by the Kazakh and Chinese officials. However, in 2013 the project was postponed due to high cost.[18]
Logistics
Kazakhstan Temir Joly & AD Ports Group (ADX: ADPORTS) signed a joint venture agreement in December 2023 to improve rail connectivity, maritime shipping services, the growth of operations in Kazakhstan's ports, and to speed up digital transformation and connectivity in Central Asia.[19]
See also
- Narrow gauge railways in Kazakhstan
- Transport in Kazakhstan
- Tengri Unitrade CARGO
- North-South Transport Corridor
- Ashgabat agreement, a Multimodal transport agreement signed by India, Oman, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, for creating an international transport and transit corridor facilitating transportation of goods between Central Asia and the Persian Gulf.[20]
References
- ^ Устав акционерного общества «Национальная компания „Қазақстан темір жолы“» (in Russian) Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ^ "Казахстан темир жолы". ElDala.kz (in Russian). 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ "Казахстан темир жолы". ElDala.kz (in Russian). 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ "Second China – Kazakh link inaugurated". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ https://railways.kz/img/35ba8998-5ccd-4f6b-9c7a-fbca6eba00f3.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "New Chairman of Board of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy named". inform.kz. 2023-09-11.
- ^ "Nurlan Sauranbayev named Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC CEO". inform.kz. 2021-04-08. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ a b "FEZ "Khorgos Eastern Gate" – a perspective distribution center of world level". Temir Zholy.
- ^ INFORM.KZ (2012-07-03). "Дан старт строительству железных дорог "Жезказган-Бейнеу" и "Аркалык-Шубарколь"". Казинформ (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ TKTR project
- ^ a b "Presidents open Kazakhstan to Turkmenistan rail link". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ TKTR project Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ *Northern East West Corridor Archived 2006-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Railway Gazette: Kazakhstan signs contract for 295 Alstom-TMH locomotives". Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ^ "Alstom Signs a First Maintenance Contract for the Kazakh Railways KTZ". The Gazette of Central Asia. Satrapia. 8 October 2012.
- ^ "Talgo to renew Kazakh coach fleet". International Railway Journal. 2010-11-14. Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
- ^ "Kazakhstan Railways cancels Tulpar-Talgo coach order".
- ^ Kazakhstan postpones construction of new high-speed railway, 2013-11-02
- ^ Release, Press. "AD Ports Group and Kazakhstan Railways form joint venture". www.zawya.com. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ The Hans India – India accedes to Ashgabat agreement
External links
- KTZ official website
- Report on KTZ
- Interview with Chairman of KTZ
- UN report on Trans Asian Railway
- Maps
- "Railway map (Russian)". Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. (incomplete coverage)
- UNJLC map (incomplete coverage)
- "Interactive map of Railways of Kazakhstan". Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Detailed map pavaroz.com
- UN map