Transport in Kazakhstan

Railways

Shu, the junction of Turksib and Kazakhstan's north-south mainline

total: 15,300 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines

broad gauge: 15,300 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 1524 mm/1435 mm; 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 1524 mm

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

Main article: Railway stations in Kazakhstan

Highways

At Almaty's Sayran Bus Terminal one can see buses that used to be owned by variety of European companies, and now ply the roads of Kazakhstan

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 1524 mm
• Atyrau (Gur'yev) - railhead 1524 mm

Other

• Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk)
• Pavlodar
• Semey (Semipalatinsk)

Airports

In Almaty International Airport

150 (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.)

See also

• Kazakhstan

External links

• Kazakhstan, South Korea to set up bus-assembling JV

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.