China and Kazakhstan plan to enhance the volume of cargo flow through the TITR
The Kazakh Ministry of Transport recently hosted the first meeting of the working group on cargo transportation along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) between Kazakhstan and China.
During the meeting, the parties engaged in discussions and finalized projections for cargo flow volumes from China along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) on the China-Europe route and in reverse, extending through the end of 2029. Under the terms of the agreement, the parties aim to elevate transportation along the TITR to 600 container trains annually by 2025-2026, 1,000 trains by 2027, and up to 2,000 trains by 2029, thereby indicating a significant enhancement of the route's capacity.
The Kazakh side will undertake necessary measures to ensure adequate infrastructure at domestic ports to facilitate the timely transportation of containers and to mitigate delays associated with the anticipated increase in the number of transit container trains.
Several projects are currently in progress, including the construction of second tracks for the Dostyk–Moiynty railway section, the Almaty bypass railway line, and the new Darbaza–Maktaral railway line linking Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Additionally, measures are being implemented to increase the capacity of the Aktau and Kuryk seaports.
In 2023, the volume of transportation along the TITR reached 2.76 million tons of cargo, marking a 65% increase compared to the 1.7 million tons transported in 2022. Kazakhstan anticipates that by 2025, a minimum of 50,000 standard containers will be handled annually, with projections of at least 85,000 containers per year from 2026 to 2029.(Source:astanatimes)
