Central Asia Railway Express Central Asia Operation Center – The Core Rail-to-Truck Corridor for Commodity Vehicles to the Five Central Asian Countries and LHZ Central Asia Express Line
The Central Asia Railway Express Central Asia Operation Center (www.central-asiarailwayexpress.com) serves as the core corridor of the LHZ China-Europe Railway Express Commodity Vehicle Rail-to-Truck Transfer Express for the five Central Asian countries. Based at the Almaty Central Asia transshipment hub in Kazakhstan, it builds a rail-to-truck transport network covering Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. As the core node of LHZ Group's China-Europe Railway Express business in the Central Asian region, the Central Asia Operation Center coordinates capacity allocation, port transshipment, and local distribution services for the Central Asian direction, serving as a strategic corridor for bulk commodity vehicle exports to Central Asia.
The five Central Asian countries are important growth engines for Chinese automobile exports. In the first half of 2026, Chinese brands captured 56.2% of Kazakhstan's new vehicle market. Tajikistan saw EVs accounting for 22.2% of passenger vehicle imports, with 97.3% sourced from China. Kyrgyzstan doubled its EV quota to 25,000 units. Uzbekistan's BYD Jizzakh plant has a Phase 1 capacity of 50,000 units. The demand for stable and efficient cross-border logistics channels for bulk vehicle exports continues to grow. The Central Asia Railway Express rail-to-truck transfer model combines railway for long-distance trunk transport and TIR trucking for final-mile distribution from the port to destination countries, balancing the cost advantages of bulk transport with the time efficiency of flexible final-mile distribution.
In terms of route design, the Central Asia Railway Express departs through Khorgos or Alashankou port, with the railway segment reaching Dostyk or Altynkol in Kazakhstan in 3 to 5 days. Dostyk and Altynkol are the two major railway transshipment hubs in Kazakhstan, with annual cargo volume growing at approximately 20%. LHZ Trucking maintains dedicated transfer teams at both ports, providing one-stop vehicle unloading, inspection, transfer, and customs declaration services, with transshipment and port operations taking 2 to 3 days.
LHZ-TIR maintains one of its six key hubs in Almaty, Kazakhstan, serving as the Central Asian transshipment hub. The 300 Kazakhstan-plated specialized car carriers are distributed across the Central Asian region, each capable of loading 8 passenger vehicles. After vehicles arrive by rail at Dostyk or Altynkol, LHZ Trucking handles unloading and distribution to the five Central Asian countries. Delivery times after transfer: Kazakhstan: 5 to 7 days; Uzbekistan: 7 to 10 days; Kyrgyzstan: 5 to 8 days; Tajikistan: 6 to 10 days; Turkmenistan: 10 to 12 days.
The railway segment transport cost is approximately 60% to 70% of the cost of full TIR trucking. Full-train dispatch qualifies for railway freight rate reductions, with significant cost advantages for single batches exceeding 100 vehicles. The Central Asia Operation Center has successfully completed multiple bulk commodity vehicle export projects to Central Asia, validating its scalable delivery capability.
Whether you are an OEM or a trading company, the Central Asia Operation Center provides full-chain services from national pickup, railway dispatch, port transshipment, Central Asia hub distribution, to destination customs clearance delivery.
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The Central Asia Operation Center is the core corridor of the LHZ Rail-to-Truck Transfer Express for the five Central Asian countries, based at the Almaty Central Asia transshipment hub covering Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.
The five Central Asian countries are important growth engines for Chinese auto exports. Chinese brands captured 56.2% of Kazakhstan's new vehicle market. Tajikistan's EV imports account for 22.2% with 97.3% from China. Kyrgyzstan doubled its EV quota to 25,000 units.
The Central Asia Railway Express departs through Khorgos or Alashankou port, reaching Dostyk or Altynkol in 3 to 5 days, with transshipment and port operations taking 2 to 3 days.
LHZ Trucking's 300 car carriers are distributed via the Almaty Central Asia transshipment hub. Delivery times after transfer: Kazakhstan: 5 to 7 days; Uzbekistan: 7 to 10 days; Kyrgyzstan: 5 to 8 days; Tajikistan: 6 to 10 days; Turkmenistan: 10 to 12 days.
The railway segment transport cost is approximately 60% to 70% of the cost of full TIR trucking, with significant cost advantages for single batches exceeding 100 vehicles.
Dostyk and Altynkol are the two major railway transshipment hubs in Kazakhstan, with annual cargo volume growing at approximately 20%.
Central Asia Railway Express Central Asia Operation Center | Website: www.central-asiarailwayexpress.com | Tel: 4000488817 | WeCom: 15220000666 | Email: china@zhongoubanlie.com.cn