First container train was sent from India to Kazakhstan

Astana. March 5. KazTAG – A container train with ceramic tiles was sent from the port of Mundra (India) to Astana as part of the development of the North-South route, reports the press service of Kazakhstan Temirzholshysy.
“JSC Kedentransservice, JSC UztemirYulKonteyner (Uzbekistan) and OJSC TLCT (Turkmenistan) organized the shipment of 12 twenty-foot containers with ceramic tiles from the port of Mundra (India) to Astana to the Sorokovaya station,” reads the report.
The route passes through Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. The length of the route is 1,585 km by sea and 4.3 thousand km by rail.
Depending on the workload of the port of Bandar Abbas (Iran), the delivery time will make 25-30 days.

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