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The Astana Times (3 June 2026)

Dana Omirgazy

Kazakh Deputy Minister of Transport Zhanbiek Taizhanov attended the official opening ceremony of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway on June 2 at Akhalkalaki railway station in Georgia. Among those present was Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.

Following reconstruction, the railway’s annual freight capacity increased from 1 million to 5 million tons, reported the ministry’s press service on June 3.

The BTK railway is a key part of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), also known as the Middle Corridor. It connects the rail networks of Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Türkiye, improving freight transport from Kazakhstan across the Caspian Sea to Türkiye and Europe.

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