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JSC «Kedentransservice» together with the Tajik company JSC «Railway Transport Expedition» launched a container train from the Republic of Tajikistan to the People’s Republic of China.

02.09.2022

JSC «Kedentransservice» together with the Tajik company JSC «Railway Transport Expedition» commissioned by LLP «Company Keme» launched a container train from the Republic of Tajikistan to the People’s Republic of China.

On August 27 of this year, the first container train departed from one of the largest enterprises in the gold mining industry of Tajikistan — LLC JV «Zarafshon» along the route Spitamen exp. / Bekabad exp. – Keles exp./ Saryagash exp. — Dostyk exp. / Alashankou exp., loaded with non-ferrous metal ore. The train is formed from fifty 40-foot containers. The weight of the transported cargo is 1250 tons.

Kedentransservice JSC plans to organize container trains in this direction on a regular basis. It is expected that the basis of the cargo flow of the new service will be formed by goods and cargo exported from Tajikistan.

The total length of the route is 3131 km. The train will cross the border through the border crossings of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and China. It is predicted that the travel time on the route in one direction will be 12 days.