ASTANA, Kazakhstan, October 26. Kazakhstan’s
rail transport moved 339.4 million tons of cargo from January
through September 2025, which is a 10.5 percent increase compared
to the same period in 2024.
The data obtained by Trend from the country’s National Statistics Bureau
indicates that during the same period, the freight turnover reached
255 billion ton-kilometers, a 7.6 percent increase over the
previous year.
However, passenger traffic by rail saw a decline, with 14.9
million passengers transported, a 6.7 percent decrease compared to
January-September 2024. Passenger turnover also fell by 2.5
percent, totaling 12.2 billion passenger-kilometers.
Overall, Kazakhstan’s transport sector handled 853.5 million
tons of cargo in the first nine months of 2025, a 9.1 percent
increase compared to the same period in 2024. Passenger traffic for
the same period rose by 11.4 percent, reaching 1.411 billion
passengers.
