News / China-Kazakhstan rail freight on the up while other routes struggle

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The growth of China-Kazakhstan rail freight volumes shows no sign of abating, showing an overall 22% spike last year, but for other European and Eurasian routings, the signs are less positive.

Spurred by western sanctions against Russian, rail operators have taken to moving some 28m tonnes of goods between China and Europe via Central Asia, with not only a boost to volumes but to rail construction works along the Middle Corridor.

The full-year growth was not ...