17.09.2025, 15:22

Kazakhstan shelves Astana-Almaty high-speed rail over economic concerns

ASTANA. Sept 17 (Interfax-Kazakhstan)- Kazakhstan has determined that building a high-speed railway connecting its capital Astana with the largest city Almaty is economically unfeasible due to insufficient passenger demand, the head of the national passenger rail company said Wednesday.

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