Qazaqstan Temır Joly (QTJ;, ) is Kazakhstan's state-owned railway company founded in 1997, both owning and managing all infrastructure and operating freight and passenger train services and has a near-monopoly on long-distance train travel in Kazakhstan.[1][2]
History
Founded by the government in 2002 as a joint stock company, KTZ’s task is to develop, operate, and maintain railway transportation in Kazakhstan. It is headquartered in Astana. Related stock companies own the rolling stock, the hauling equipment, and the passenger transport division. Repair facilities have been privatized. Private companies may own or rent rolling stock that can use the rail system.[3]
KTZ is the largest employer in Kazakhstan with 119,071 employees (2020). Approximately 1% of the Kazakh population are employed by the railroads and affiliated companies. It manages 46,800 freight wagons, 1,700 locomotives and 2,300 passenger cars. The company is profitable and its 2020 revenue was 1,173.3 billion Kazakhstani tenge