Results of the work of the Kazakhstan hub in Xi’an
In May 2023, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev launched the construction of a logistics terminal in Xi’an (Shaanxi Province, northwestern China). The terminal began operations in February 2024 and has since delivered impressive results. Following its opening, container traffic from China along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) increased 33-fold last year.
Xi’an is a key transit hub in China and home to the country’s largest dry port. More than 30% of container trains bound for the European Union are formed here, and approximately 40% of imports from CIS countries are directed to Xi’an.
Currently, the terminal has an annual capacity of 133,000 TEUs. Over the past year, transit shipments through the hub exceeded 276,000 tons, with around 23,000 TEUs ...