ASTANA, Kazakhstan, March 29. The total fleet of railway freight cars of Kazakhstan's Kaztemirtrans JSC (KTT, a subsidiary of Kazakhstan Railways) increased by 50 new gondola rail cars, Trend reports, citing the company.
According to the company, the gondola rail cars can carry up to 70 tons.
"The purchased railroad cars fully comply with all modern standards and are equipped with the necessary technical characteristics," the KTT said.
Notably, in 2023, KTT purchased over 240 modern gondola rail cars. The rail cars are involved in the transportation of social goods, including grain, coal, construction materials, and other goods of a socially significant nature.
Meanwhile, Kaztemirtrans JSC is gradually upgrading its freight car fleet. More than 25,000 railcars have been purchased in the last decade. It is expected to purchase around 3,000 extra freight cars by 2025.
Furthermore, the volume of cargo transportation by rail in Kazakhstan amounted to 61.6 million tons from January through February 2024. This is 6.1 percent less than the level of the same period in 2023.
At the same time, cargo turnover by rail for the above period amounted to 48.8 billion ton-kilometers, which is 8.2 percent less than from January through February 2023.