Kazakhstan plans to launch train traffic on second track of Dostyk-Moyinty railroad in 2024

ALMATY, Kazakhstan, July 1. Kazakhstan plans to
launch train traffic on the second track of the Dostyk-Moyinty
railroad in 2024, Trend reports.

According to Kazakhstan Railways, it is expected to open train
traffic on the second track on two sections, Dostyk – Aktogay and
Moyinty – Balkhash this year.

Currently, the entire length of the section—836 kilometers—is
under construction. A total of 450 units of equipment and more than
1,500 people are involved on the construction site. The earth bed
backfilling is 94 percent complete. Over 463 kilometers of the
second track have already been built. More than 240 km of rail-tie
bars have been assembled and are ready for laying. Bridges are
under construction. Out of 92 bridges under the project, 31 have
been completed.

At the same time, the railways are modernizing signaling,
communication, and power supply systems. Along the main line, 7,523
supports for power transmission lines were installed (70 percent of
the total volume).

Kazakhstan Railways plans to complete the project in 2025.

The Dostyk – Moyinty section is a part of the main transit
corridor China – Europe – China, passing through the territory of
Kazakhstan. Commissioning of the second track will allow increasing
the throughput capacity of the section by five times, which is
necessary in conditions of dynamically growing cargo traffic.