Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev highlighted the strategic importance of the Bakhty–Ayagoz railway in his address to the people of Kazakhstan. The project is intended to expand rail links with China and strengthen Kazakhstan’s transit potential.
Construction is progressing at a fast pace. Earthworks are 92% complete, while work continues on artificial structures and track infrastructure.
The project plans to lay 70 kilometres of track by the end of the year. About 870 units of special machinery and around 1,450 specialists are working on the site.
The new railway will be 303 kilometres long. Construction is scheduled for completion, and the line’s commissioning is planned, in 2027.
The project will open a third railway border crossing between Kazakhstan and China. It is expected to ease congestion at Dostyk and Altynkol stations and improve the distribution of freight flows.
The new route is expected to have an annual capacity of 20 million tonnes. Its launch is intended to expand Kazakhstan’s export opportunities, increase deliveries of domestic goods to the Chinese market and attract additional transit freight.
