Altynkol station as an important factor in the development of the transit potential of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Currently, international railway corridors are becoming important channels for transporting cargo between different countries. The Eurasian transport hub consists of several international highways crossing the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the highways together with the railway network form a transport and logistics system of terminal traffic. The international highways ‘Khorgos-Almaty’ is the starting point of connection with the motorway network ‘Western China-Western Europe’, which promotes mutual cooperation between the countries. Altynkol station is one of the main links of the international transport corridor ‘New Silk Road’. In this regard, the study of existing problems and prospects of the station becomes especially relevant in the framework of the ‘One Belt One Road’ strategy promoted by the People’s Republic of China. The purpose of the article is to study the existing problems of logistics freight movement in the international railway corridor China-Kazakhstan through the station Altynkol, as well as the search for ways to improve the efficiency of freight traffic. The originality of the study lies in a comprehensive approach to analysing the current state of Altynkol station’s operations on the basis of sample data, which allowed to identify problems and barriers to the development of border crossing and digital technologies.