Transport in Kazakhstan Totally Explained

Everything about Transport In Kazakhstan totally explained

== Railways ==
total: 14,400 km in common carrier service; doesn't include industrial lines
broad gauge: 14,400 km 1.520-m gauge (3,299 km electrified) (1997) Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) is the national railway company.
Because rail routes were designed ignoring intersoviet borders, there are anamolies such as the route from Ural'sk to Aktobe briefly passes through Russian territory.
City metro systems under construction: Almaty Metro.

Railway links with adjacent countries

Russia - yes - same gauge (former Soviet Union railway system)
China - yes - break of gauge 1524mm/1435mm; border station at Druzhba, KZ - Alashankou, CN.
Kyrgyzstan - yes - same gauge (former Soviet Union railway system)
Uzbekistan - yes - same gauge (former Soviet Union railway system)
Turkmenistan - yes - same gauge (former Soviet Union railway system)

Caspian Sea - railhead 1524mm

Maps

UN Map

reliefweb map

Timeline

2008

BOOT line from Zhetigen to Khorgos on China border. The line would branch off the existing railway near Shaquanzi.

2007

Proposals to eliminate break of gauge at Druzhba-Alashankou by converting Kazakhstan main line to European gauge.

2006

Proposed standard gauge link from China to Europe.

Town served by rail

Highways total: 258,029 km
paved: 247,347 km
unpaved: 10,682 km (2006 est.)

Waterways

3,900 km on the Syrdariya (Syr Darya) and Ertis (Irtysh)

Pipelines

crude oil 10,338 km; refined products 1,095 km; natural gas 11,019 km (2006)

Ports and harbors

Caspian Sea

Aqtau (Shevchenko) - railhead 1524mm

Atyrau (Gur'yev) - railhead 1524mm

Other

Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk)

Pavlodar

Semey (Semipalatinsk)

Airports

150 (2006 est.)

Airports - with paved runways

total: 67
over 3,047 m: 9
2,438 to 3,047 m: 27
1,524 to 2,437 m: 17
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 10 (2006 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 83
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 9
914 to 1,523 m: 10
under 914 m: 53 (2006 est.)

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