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Title: Kazakhstan Commences Construction of New Railway to Boost Connectivity

Kazakhstan, 28th Nov 2023, King NewsWire - The Turkistan Region in Kazakhstan has commenced the construction of a new 152-kilometer railway line Darbaza-Maktaaral to augment capacity and enhance export and transit potential, Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov announced at a Nov. 27 teleconference.A new checkpoint will be established along the Kazakh-Uzbek state border as part of this significant initiative.The project is divided into two stages, involving the construction of the Yerdaut-Maktaaral section in the first stage and the Zhetysai branch in the second stage, connecting both lines with access to the Syrdarya station.The railway track will require 19,700 tons of rails, along with 280,000 sets of reinforced concrete sleepers and rail fastenings.Kanat Almagambetov, the deputy chairman of the Kazakhstan Temir Zholy national railway company, highlighted that the Darbaza-Maktaaral line will connect two remote districts of the Turkistan Region – Maktaaral and Zhetysay – with the rest of Kazakhstan.According to him, the construction will involve the establishment of nine stations, providing direct access to goods and boosting the development of these regions.The new railway line is expected to significantly increase Kazakhstan’s transit potential, expediting cargo movement to Afghanistan, Iran, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.Almagambetov added that it would alleviate congestion on the Saryagash-Tashkent section, allowing for smoother transportation of cargo and passenger trains.“There has been a lot of cargo in recent years. However, not all are transferred on time because this junction is not designed for such cargo flow. It has increased sharply in the last two to three years,” he said.Almagambetov mentioned ongoing discussions on constructing a railway from Pakistan t...

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