Kazakhstan Temir Zholy

First line opened 1894. The three operating divisions inherited from SZD -- Almaty, Tselinnaya and West Kazakhstan -- were merged in 1997 to form a single entity. The remaining 600 mm gauge lines (10 km) are not operated. The link south to Turkmenistan from Uzen was inaugurated on 3 December ...

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