February brings congestion problems all around Kazakhstan, including at the Chinese border

Kazakhstan is once again struggling with major congestion problems on its rail network. This time, traffic is not only limited at the border with China, but also in the country’s north and south, around Kostanay and Almaty.

There is a persistent problem with accumulating wagons, both empty and loaded, at the border crossings in Dostyk and Altynkol. At the same time, there are trains with empty wagons standing still in the direction of these border crossings as well, reducing the throughput capacity of these …