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In 2025, railways carried 10,508.3 thousand t of freight (National Statistical Committee). The series has methodological breaks, marked on the chart. Below are network length per the World Bank and railway projects.

Data as of October 6, 2026

Colour of changes:green — change in the desirable direction for the indicatorred — in the undesirable directiongrey — almost unchanged or a neutral indicator (arrow shows direction)how we calculate

Rail freight

10,508.3 thousand t

2025

14% more compared with 2024 (preliminary). Change in the desirable direction for this indicator.Highest value in the whole series (data since 2016) (preliminary). Change in the desirable direction for this indicator.
Preliminary dataНацстатком КР
Source and notes

Rail freight, 2025

  • 14% more compared with 2024 (preliminary). Change in the desirable direction for this indicator.
  • Highest value in the whole series (data since 2016) (preliminary). Change in the desirable direction for this indicator.
Preliminary data

Source: Национальный статистический комитет КР (Нацстатком), ряд 1.05.04.01 «Перевозки грузов по видам транспорта»

Freight per year

8,951.62 thousand t

per year, 2021–2025

23% more per year on average compared with 2018–2020 (president: Sooronbay Jeenbekov) (preliminary). Change in the desirable direction for this indicator.
Preliminary dataНацстатком КР
Source and notes

Rail freight: average per year, 2021–2025 (president: Sadyr Japarov)

  • 23% more per year on average compared with 2018–2020 (president: Sooronbay Jeenbekov) (preliminary). Change in the desirable direction for this indicator.
Preliminary data

A year is attributed to the president who held office for more than half of its days; the incomplete current year is excluded. Terms of different length are compared by the average per year with data.

Source: Национальный статистический комитет КР (Нацстатком), ряд 1.05.04.01 «Перевозки грузов по видам транспорта»

Term summary

Sooronbay Jeenbekov 2017–2020

Rail freight: 21,854.6 thousand t in 2018–2020 (3 of 3 years of the term with data), 7,284.9 thousand t per year on average.

Completions reflect decisions and funding of the previous 1–3 years.

Sources: Национальный статистический комитет КР (Нацстатком), ряд 1.05.04.01 «Перевозки грузов по видам транспорта»

Freight and network

Rail freight

thousand tonnes · 1990–2025

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Preliminary data

The 2015→2016 jump (1,278.6 thousand t → 6,153.2 thousand t) is footnoted in the source; the reason is not established, and comparability before and after 2016 is not confirmed.

  • 2025 — предварительные данные; с 2013 г. без учёта ведомственного транспорта (за 2013 г. взято значение по новой методике); 2016 в таблице указано как «6153,2 3» (сноска) — значение 6153.2. Скачок 2015→2016 (1278.6 → 6153.2 тыс. т) в источнике помечен сноской; сопоставимость рядов до и после 2016 г. не подтверждена.in Russian
  • С 2013 г. — без учёта ведомственного транспорта.in Russian
  • Скачок 2015→2016 гг. помечен в источнике сноской; сопоставимость до и после 2016 г. не подтверждена.in Russian

Sources: Национальный статистический комитет КР (Нацстатком), ряд 1.05.04.01 «Перевозки грузов по видам транспорта»

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Rail freight
PeriodValueNotes
19908,024 thousand t
19916,500 thousand t
19925,500 thousand t
19933,000 thousand t
19941,400 thousand t
1995899.1 thousand t
19961,330.9 thousand t
19971,510.1 thousand t
19981,444.5 thousand t
19991,078.9 thousand t
2000979.1 thousand t
2001861.1 thousand t
20021,117.1 thousand t
20031,718.6 thousand t
20041,903.8 thousand t
20051,705.5 thousand t
20061,911.1 thousand t
20072,284.8 thousand t
20081,816.3 thousand t
20091,044.4 thousand t
20101,032.1 thousand t
20111,033.7 thousand t
20121,119.3 thousand t
20131,360.6 thousand t
20141,493.7 thousand t
20151,278.6 thousand t
20166,153.2 thousand t
20177,156.4 thousand t
20187,525 thousand t
20197,023.1 thousand t
20207,306.5 thousand t
20217,660.5 thousand t
20228,022 thousand t
20239,367 thousand t
20249,200.3 thousand t
202510,508.3 thousand tpreliminary
Source: Национальный статистический комитет КР (Нацстатком), ряд 1.05.04.01 «Перевозки грузов по видам транспорта»

Rail freight: annual average by term

Average per year · thousand tonnes · data only for 1990–2025

Sadyr Japarov, 2021–2025:
23% more per year on average compared with 2018–2020 (president: Sooronbay Jeenbekov) (preliminary). Change in the desirable direction for this indicator.
  • A year is attributed to the president who held office for more than half of its days; the incomplete current year is excluded. Terms of different length are compared by the average per year with data.
  • Change against the previous term with data, per year on average; terms on different sides of a series break are not compared.
  • Completions reflect decisions and funding of the previous 1–3 years.

Sources: Национальный статистический комитет КР (Нацстатком), ряд 1.05.04.01 «Перевозки грузов по видам транспорта»

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Rail freight: annual average by term
TermAverage per yearvs previous termYears with data
Askar Akayev1990–20052,089 thousand t—14 / 14
Kurmanbek Bakiyev2005–20101,752 thousand t16% less per year on average compared with 1991–2004 (president: Askar Akayev). Change in the undesirable direction for this indicator.5 / 5
Roza Otunbayeva2010–20111,033 thousand t41% less per year on average compared with 2005–2009 (president: Kurmanbek Bakiyev). Change in the undesirable direction for this indicator.2 / 2
Almazbek Atambayev2011–20173,094 thousand t—6 / 6
Sooronbay Jeenbekov2017–20207,285 thousand t—3 / 3
Sadyr Japarovsince 20218,952 thousand t23% more per year on average compared with 2018–2020 (president: Sooronbay Jeenbekov) (preliminary). Change in the desirable direction for this indicator.5 / 5

Rail network length

km · 1995–2021

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Sources: World Bank, World Development Indicators: IS.RRS.TOTL.KM (Протяжённость железных дорог (route-km))

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Rail network length
PeriodValueNotes
1995415 km
1996417 km
1997417 km
1998417 km
1999417 km
2000417 km
2001417 km
2002417 km
2003417 km
2004417 km
2005417 km
2006417 km
2007417 km
2008417.2 km
2009417 km
2010417.2 km
2011417.2 km
2012417.2 km
2013417 km
2014424 km
2015424 km
2016424 km
2017424 km
2018424 km
2019424 km
2020424 km
2021417 km
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators: IS.RRS.TOTL.KM (Протяжённость железных дорог (route-km))

Railway projects

Dots mark settlement centres or OpenStreetMap features; lines connect route waypoints and do not follow the actual road alignment.

Railway projects on the map

2 projects · coordinate precision is listed below the map

  • Transport
  • Route line
  • Line through settlements on the route. This is a schematic, not the alignment.
  • A dot is a settlement centre or an OpenStreetMap feature; the exact site address is not determined.
  • Boundaries: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Projects on the map with coordinate precision

Parameters

Official statement

304 km

км (более) по территории КРin Russian

Протяжённость маршрута Кашгар — Джалал-Абад по данным июня 2024 г. — 486 км; от Кашгара до Макмала (170 км) колея 1435 мм, далее 1520 мм.in Russian

Sources: Economist.kg, 30.06.2025: «В КР начались строительные работы по всему маршруту ж/д Китай — Кыргызстан — Узбекистан» (вице-премьер Б. Торобаев)

Official statement

$4.7B

Cost

Economist.kg (05.2026) приводит: общая стоимость ~5 млрд USD, на кыргызском участке ~4,7 млрд USD; в 06.2024 — 4,7 млрд USD «на территории Кыргызстана».in Russian

Sources: Economist.kg, 30.06.2025: «В КР начались строительные работы по всему маршруту ж/д Китай — Кыргызстан — Узбекистан» (вице-премьер Б. Торобаев)

Financing

Official statement

CNY 2,075M

млн CNY (~305 млн USD) — кредит Китая Кыргызстану на половину доли КР (25 лет, 1,5%, 5 лет льготный период, грант-элемент 35%)in Russian

Вторая половина доли КР (12,25% стоимости проекта) — из госбюджета.in Russian

Sources: Economist.kg, 18.05.2026: «Кыргызстан займёт у Китая $305 млн на железную дорогу ККУ»

Key facts

Timeline

  1. June 6, 2024

    Financing agreement

    дата (Пекин)in Russian

  2. December 27, 2024

    Official start of construction

  3. June 30, 2025

    Full-scale works began

  4. 2030

    Planned completion

    год (до)in Russian

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