During the official visit to Pakistan by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the transport authorities of the two countries signed memoranda of understanding on the implementation of joint transport and logistics projects. The parties discussed the prospects for the development of the International North-South Transport Corridor and the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan railway route project, as well as the potential of the Pakistani ports of Karachi and Gwadar.

2026 is a significant year for the Organisation for Cooperation between Railways (OSJD): it marks its 70th anniversary, whereas the documents that make up the basis of transport law in the OSJD region – the Agreement on International Passenger Traffic (SMPS)

On 20 April 2026, XL anniversary meeting of the Conference of General Directors (Authorised Representatives) of the OSJD railways (CGD) began in Astana and will continue until 24 April.

The locomotives of the 1216 and 380 classes have been announced for sale. České dráhy has launched the previously announced sale of redundant electric locomotives, which are present in small numbers in its rolling stock or do not correlate with the standardisation programme of the locomotive fleet. These are heavy-duty,

In accord with the Work Plan of the OSJD Commission on Freight Traffic for 2026, meeting of the representatives of railways and foreign trade organisations

Under the subject “Updating the Agreement on the Use of Freight Wagons in International Traffic” (PGW Agreement) and in accordance with the approved Work Plan of the OSJD Commission on Freight Traffic for 2026, an expert meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Use of Freight Wagons in International Traffic (PGW Agreement)

At the end of January 2026, a meeting took place in Moscow between Oleg Belozerov, Director General and Chairman of the Management Board of the RZD OJSC, and Talgat Aldybergenov, Chairman of the Management Board of the “KTZ NC” JSC, at which the results of the past year were summarised and plans for 2026 were discussed.

In accordance with the approved Work Plan of the OSJD Commission on Freight Traffic for 2025, the OSJD Committee (Warsaw) hosted the final meeting of the OSJD Commission on Freight Traffic (Commission III) from 14 till 17 October 2025. The agenda included a presentation and a summary

The new passenger train timetable, effective from 14 December 2025, will bring significant changes in the operation of rolling stock on the international routes operated by the Czech Railways JSC (ČD JSC). This is due to the expansion of the long-distance train fleet with the incorporation of ComfortJet trains into it. These trains, together with the older Railjet trains, will provide greater capacity in the Railjet category, while EC (EuroCity) trains will be removed from the timetable.

From 24 till 27 June 2025, meeting XXXVI of the representatives of the Parties to the Agreement on the International Railway Transit Tariff (MTT) on the subject “Improving the MTT Agreement and updating the MTT Tariff” was successfully held in Dushanbe, the capital of the Republic of Tajikistan, which was attended by the representatives of the Parties to the MTT Agreement as follows: