ASTANA, Kazakhstan, January 9. Some 1,443 kilometers of track were updated on the Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ, national company) network, thanks to various repairs in 2023, which is twice as much as those done in 2022, Trend reports.
According to the KTZ, about 550 kilometers of the total volume were thoroughly repaired with the replacement of the rail and sleeper grid. Major repairs were carried out at sections of the Akmola, Pavlodar, Semey, Almaty, Jambyl, Kyzylorda, Aktobe, and Atyrau branches of the main network.
Medium repairs were also carried out in some areas. A complete replacement of the rail supports was carried out. 634 sets of railroad switches were replaced.
Meanwhile, in 2024 it is planned to repair 1,400 km of railway tracks, and overall - 11,000 kilometers until 2029.
As KTZ noted, domestically produced parts are used when repairing the track. The rails were produced by the Aktobe Rail and Section Works LLP (ARSW). Every year, for the modernization of the main railway network, about 80,000 tons of rail parts are supplied under a long-term agreement between KTZ and ARSW.
Furthermore, loading on the Kazakhstan Railways network (KTZ, national company) amounted to 257.3 million tons from January through December 2023, which is 5 million tons higher than in 2022. Exports increased by 9 percent to 85.8 million tons.