Transport in Kazakhstan
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Railways
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
Timeline
2008
- BOOT line from Zhetigen to Khorgos on China border. [1] [2] 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
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
Other
Airports
150 (2006 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
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
External links
References
This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.
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