Route Solutions · rail logistics for grain

We supply our own hopper cars for loading, manage the shipment through border crossings and deliver the lot to the unloading station. The rate is fixed in the contract.

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01 · Loading

The hopper pulls up to the elevator

Cars arrive on the date in your request. Grain goes in through the top hatches, followed by sealing, the SMGS waybill and a phytosanitary certificate.

70 tin one grain hopper car
10–14 daysto plan car supply
02 · In transit

One rate for the whole route

The train runs via Dostyk, Saryagash or Bolashak. A dispatcher tracks the cars every day and warns you before arrival.

11countries on our route network
24/7dispatcher on duty
03 · Unloading

Release and report

At the terminal, grain flows out through the bottom hatches into the receiving pit. We control car idle time and hand over the closing documents.

98.6%of cars supplied on the agreed date
1 dayto calculate a rate
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Exporters don't lose money on the tariff. They lose it on a car that never arrived, a lost phytosanitary certificate and three days stuck at a border crossing. That is exactly what we fix.

Services · 06

Grain hopper cars being loaded01

Car supply

Grain hopper cars for loading at elevators across the KTZ network, supplied on an agreed schedule.

  • Over 1,200 cars
  • Reserve for peak season
  • Planning 10–14 days ahead
Station tracks and route network02

Freight forwarding

Freight charges across Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Russia and China.

  • Single through rate
  • One contract, one invoice
  • Quote in 1 business day
Preparing shipping documents03

Documents

The full document package for a grain export shipment — we prepare it ourselves and the cost is included in the rate.

  • SMGS waybill
  • Phytosanitary certificate
  • Quality and origin
Border crossing and customs clearance04

Customs

Export declarations and work with customs posts at Dostyk, Saryagash and Bolashak.

  • Declarations
  • Support until release
  • Handling customs queries
Transshipment terminal from above05

Transshipment and ports

Transfer to standard gauge for Iran and ferry shipments from the Caspian coast.

  • Aktau · Kuryk
  • Baku · Anzali · Amirabad
  • Quality control during transfer
Company dispatch office06

Dispatch

Daily car tracking, arrival notices and resolving delays at interchanges.

  • Dispatcher on duty 24/7
  • Report for every shipment
  • Idle time and demurrage control
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1,200+grain hopper cars
2.4 M tshipped per year
11countries on our route network
98.6 %of cars supplied on the agreed date

Eleven countries on one waybill

We ship from Northern and Central Kazakhstan through every active border crossing, including the Caspian and Iranian routes.

Dostyk · KZ/CNAltynkol · KZ/CNSaryagash · KZ/UZKeles · KZ/UZBolashak · KZ/TMLugovaya · KZ/KGIncheh Borun · TM/IRSarakhs · TM/IRHairatan · UZ/AFAqina · TM/AFAktau PortKuryk
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How a shipment works6 steps

From request to release

01

Request and lot details

Crop, volume, origin and destination stations, preferred loading period.

02

Through rate calculation

We calculate freight charges for every territory and fix the price in the contract.

03

Transport plan and car supply

We agree the GU-12 plan and deliver hopper cars to the elevator on the requested date.

04

Loading and paperwork

Loading and sealing control, waybill and certificates.

05

Transit and crossings

Daily tracking, arrival notices, handling delays at interchanges.

06

Unloading and report

Car release, idle time control, closing documents for the shipment.

Let's shipyour grain

We prepare a quote within one business day. Call us or send a request — dispatch is available around the clock.