Assessing the state’s role in the sector
pp. 3–24
Seven sector programmes have been adopted since 2001. The authors examine whether they maintained continuity and whether they contradict one another.
Research · Astana, 2025
Director's Book
“Assessment of State Policy in the Railway Transport Sector of Kazakhstan”
- 7
- sector programmes since 2001 — and the contradictions between them
- 3 of 48
- KTZ functions under its Charter are corporate-centre functions
- 60+%
- of KTZ’s fixed assets are railway infrastructure
- 0.799
- km of railway per 1,000 people — 9th among Middle Power countries
The book in brief
Three chapters in three minutes
Rail transport remains the sector of the economy with perhaps the largest share of state involvement.
“What’s good for KTZ…”
pp. 25–40
KTZ’s role within its group, the Charter functions that could be outsourced, and options for separating the main-line railway network.
Rail freight in regional development
pp. 41–63
A comparison with Middle Power countries, regional policy, and the availability of railway stations across the districts of each region.
Conclusions and proposals — in the full version
In-depth analysis, 12 tables, charts covering 161 districts, and all of the authors’ proposals.
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