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Geography and routes

We ship from the grain-growing regions of Northern and Central Kazakhstan through every active border crossing, including the Caspian route.

11destination countries
12border crossings and ports
3–24days in transit by route
Route Solutions network diagramA schematic of connections from loading stations in Kazakhstan to border crossings and destination countries. This is not a geographic map; the full list of routes and transit times is in the table below.KOKSHETAU · YESIL · TAIYNSHAloadingPetropavlovskRussiaDostykChinaAltynkolXi'anSaryagashTashkentLugovayaBishkekBolashakAshgabatIncheh BorunIranAktau PortBakuHairatanMazar-i-Sharif
priority routes regular shipmentsSchematic only, not a geographic map

Routes and transit times

Shipping routes, border crossings and delivery times
CountryCrossing / portDestination stationsTransit timeRequests
ChinaDostyk, AltynkolUrumqi, Xi'an, Lianyungang12–18 daysopen
UzbekistanSaryagash, KelesTashkent, Bukhara, Navoi4–7 daysopen
IranBolashak, Incheh Borun, SarakhsMashhad, Bandar Abbas14–22 daysby quota
Tajikistantransit via UzbekistanKhujand, Dushanbe7–11 daysopen
KyrgyzstanLugovayaBishkek, Osh3–5 daysopen
AfghanistanHairatan, AqinaMazar-i-Sharif, Herat12–20 daysby quota
TurkmenistanBolashakAshgabat, Turkmenabat8–12 daysopen
Azerbaijanferry from Aktau / KurykBaku, Ganja16–22 daysopen
Georgiaferry + transitPoti, Batumi18–24 dayson request
RussiaPetropavlovsk, KulundaUrals, Volga region, Siberia5–10 daysopen
Kazakhstan (domestic)—elevators and flour mills2–6 daysopen

Transit times run from the loading station to the destination station, excluding unloading idle time, and depend on congestion at crossings. Figures are for demonstration.

Grain silos and freight trains at sunset

The interchange is the most expensive point on the route

A delay at a crossing costs more than any tariff difference. That's why a dispatcher personally takes each group of cars through the interchange and reports any problem the same day.

Main loading stations

Akmola Region

Kokshetau, Yesil, Atbasar, Astana-1

North Kazakhstan Region

Petropavlovsk, Taiynsha, Bulaevo, Mamlyutka

Kostanay Region

Kostanay, Tobol, Arkalyk, Yesil

Pavlodar Region

Pavlodar, Ekibastuz, Aksu

Karaganda Region

Karaganda-Sortirovochnaya, Zhezkazgan

East Kazakhstan

Semey, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Ayagoz

Shipping schemes

01

Direct carload

From 5 cars. Travels as part of a groupage train; transit time depends on route congestion. Suits regular small lots.

02

Block train shipment

From 54 cars as a single train. Cuts transit time by 15–25% by minimizing reclassification en route.

03

With transfer to standard gauge

For Iran via Incheh Borun and Sarakhs. Transfer with weight control and sampling, plus a transshipment report.

04

Multimodal across the Caspian

Rail to Aktau or Kuryk, then ferry to Baku, Anzali or Amirabad. Transit time depends on the ferry schedule.

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