TCR - Trans-China Railway
TCR-related routes connect China gateways and inland rail hubs with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and wider Central Asia destinations. Key route points include Qingdao, Tianjin, Lianyungang, Zhengzhou, Chongqing, Xi’an, Urumqi, Alashankou, Dostyk, Khorgos, Altynkol, Almaty, Tashkent, Kostanay, Sary-Agach, Baku, Ashgabad and Aktau.
Main border stations include Alashankou / Dostyk and Khorgos / Altynkol. Due to the gauge difference between China and CIS countries, wagon transloading is required at border stations.
In cases of border congestion, transloading may take more than two weeks.
TSR - Trans-Siberian Railway
TSR-related routes connect Busan with Russian Far East transit ports such as Vladivostok / Vostochny and onward inland rail points including Novosibirsk, Moscow, Almaty and Tashkent. The referenced material indicates an overall transit range of approximately 26 to 36 days, depending on route and operating conditions.
Central Asia destinations
Central Asia coverage includes Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, with major destinations including Almaty, Tashkent, Bishkek, Ashgabat, Dushanbe, Kostanay, Baku and Atyrau. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are the main focus markets for the current Central Asia route positioning.
Russia & Europe route points
Additional route and destination references include Vladivostok / Vostochny, Novosibirsk, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novorossiysk, Ekaterinburg, Kartaly, Smolensk, Brest, Malaszewicze, Bandar Abbas and other Eurasian connection points.
