Editing Transport in Kazakhstan (section)

=== Railway links with adjacent countries ===

* {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Transport in Russia#Rail transport|Russia]] - same gauge (former Soviet Union railway system)
* {{flagicon|China}} [[Transport in the People's Republic of China#Rail|China]] - [[break of gauge]] {{Track gauge|1520mm}}/{{Track gauge|sg|lk=on}}; 
** Border station at [[Dostyk|Druzhba]], KZ - [[Alashankou]], CN, connection between the [[Turkestan–Siberia Railway]] and the [[Northern Xinjiang Railway]] (no electrification on them).
** Another connection exist from [[Altynkol railway station]] near [[Khorgas]] to the [[Jinghe–Yining–Khorgos Railway]] towards [[Ürümqi]].
* {{flagicon|Kyrgyzstan}} [[Transport in Kyrgyzstan#Railways|Kyrgyzstan]] - same gauge (former Soviet Union railway system)
* {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} [[Transport in Uzbekistan#Railways|Uzbekistan]] - same gauge (former Soviet Union railway system)
* {{flagicon|Turkmenistan}} [[Railways in Turkmenistan|Turkmenistan]] - same gauge (former Soviet Union railway system) (railway link opened in 2013, presently for freight)
* [[Caspian Sea]] - [[wikt: railhead|railhead]] {{Track gauge|1520mm|disp=1}}

The strategy of transport development in Kazakhstan until 2015 is to build {{convert|1600|km|mi|abbr=on}} of new electrified and {{convert|2700|km|mi|abbr=on}} of existing railway stations.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

In 2006, a standard gauge rail link from [[China]] to [[Europe]] was proposed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unitedworld-usa.com/reports/kazakhstan/temir.asp|title=KAZAKHSTAN - Temir Zholy<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=25 September 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120160650/http://www.unitedworld-usa.com/reports/kazakhstan/temir.asp|archive-date=20 November 2008}}</ref>

In 2007, it was proposed to eliminate break of gauge at Druzhba-Alashankou by converting the Kazakhstan main line to European gauge.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

In 2008, [[BOOT]] line from [[Zhetigen]] to [[Khorgos]] on the China border.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.im-mining.com/2008/05/20/enrc-to-develop-and-operate-the-zhetigen-khorgos-railway-line-between-kazakhstan-and-china/|title=ENRC to develop and operate the Zhetigen-Khorgos railway line between Kazakhstan and China - International Mining|date=20 May 2008|access-date=25 September 2017}}</ref> The line would branch off the existing railway near [[Shaquanzi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-08-05 |title=Kazakhstan Begins Zhetigen-Korgas Line Construction |url=https://www.railway-technology.com/uncategorised/news61295-html/ |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=Railway Technology |language=en-US}}</ref>