Kazakhstan's transit freight volume reached 32.6 million tons in the first three quarters of this year, up 13.1% year-on-year, according to the Kazakh Prime Minister's Office.
Deputy Transport Minister Karyn Akhparov told a government meeting that rail and road freight volumes rose 3% and 5.6% year-on-year respectively in the first three quarters, while domestic airlines' passenger traffic grew 4.2%.
On transport infrastructure, Akhparov said Kazakhstan is building new railway lines and upgrading existing ones to increase freight capacity on key directions and shorten transport times. So far 101 railway stations have been renovated and upgraded.
On roads, construction has started on projects including Aktobe-Kyzylorda and Karaganda-Zhezkazgan. Kazakhstan has also raised design and construction quality requirements and built an electronic database and information systems for road construction materials to strengthen quality supervision.
He also reported that Kazakhstan has opened 20 new international air routes, and the Balkhash, Arkalyk, Pavlodar and Aktau airports have been upgraded.
Kazakhstan's transport sector output is forecast to reach 13.1 trillion tenge (about $29.03 billion) for full-year 2026, up 9.2% year-on-year.
