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Kazakhstan has officially begun construction of a major transport and logistics complex in the northern city of Kostanay, aiming to establish a critical transit hub linking China, Central Asia, and Europe. The new “Tobyl” Logistics Hub is set to enhance the country’s role in regional and global supply chains.
Designed to integrate into international transport corridors, including routes to China, Central Asia, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, and Europe, the facility is scheduled to be operational by 2027. It is expected to significantly boost transit capacity along the “Northern Kazakhstan, Southern Urals” corridor and facilitate freight movement toward the People’s Republic of China.
In the first half of 2025, Kazakhstan’s transit freight volume reached 16.8 million tons, marking a 4% year-on-year increase.
Strategic Investment for Economic Growth
“The complex will reduce logistics costs for businesses, support export-oriented manufacturing, attract investment into processing industries, and stimulate the creation of new industrial enterprises,” said Aydyn Alimov, Director of the new logistics center. “We believe Tobyl will become a business magnet and a driver of regional industrial growth.”
The hub will feature advanced infrastructure, including terminals, warehouses, customs clearance facilities, IT zones, and service areas operating under a “one-stop-shop” model. A digital cargo tracking system will provide real-time logistics monitoring.
The project is being developed with the participation of JSC Kedentransservice, Kazakhstan’s largest logistics operator, and is backed by the state-owned Industrial Development Fund. Covering an area of 133.6 hectares, the Tobyl complex represents an investment of 64 billion KZT (approximately $122 million). It is designed to process up to 400,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), or more than 11 million tons of cargo annually, and will create 500 new jobs in logistics, IT, and service sectors.
A Catalyst for Regional and National Development
“We are not just building a logistics hub, we are laying the foundation for a new economic geography,” said Deputy Prime Minister Yermek Kosherbayev at the groundbreaking ceremony. “Tobyl will become an intellectual platform where logistics, digitalization, education, and industry converge. This is not just a regional but a national project, a catalyst for growth across the country.”
According to the government, the Tobyl hub will also promote sustainable exports from the Kostanay region and foster deeper industrial cooperation within the Eurasian space.
Kostanay is already Kazakhstan’s leading automotive manufacturing hub. In 2024, local automaker Allur produced 90,515 vehicles, comprising passenger cars, trucks, and buses, out of a national total of 134,000. In 2025, a new KIA plant with an annual capacity of 70,000 vehicles is expected to launch, along with facilities for producing automotive components and spare parts.
Earlier this month, Kazakhstan and China signed an updated strategic agreement to strengthen railway links and increase cargo throughput along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), also known as the Middle Corridor.
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