Description
On November 28, 2016, a new section of the Atamyrat – Imamnazar (Turkmenistan) – Akina (Afghanistan) railroad was officially opened. The total length of this section is 88 km, of which 85 km are on the territory of Turkmenistan and 3 km are on the territory of Afghanistan. The new border crossing Imamnazar – Akina is the second border railway crossing between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan (after Serhetabat – Turgundi) and allows direct delivery of goods by rail from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan, bypassing Uzbekistan.
In the near future, it is planned to build the next section of the Afghan railroad from Akina station to Andkhoy station, and later to extend the section. The total length of the new route Atamyrat – Imamnazar – Akina – Andkhoy – Lower Panj will be about 400 kilometers. The planned cost of the project is estimated at 400 million US dollars.
Cargo delivery to Akina station
Simplextrans carries out the following transportation of cargoes to Aqina station:
- Railway transportation of cargoes in wagons to Aqina station, Afghanistan.
- Delivery of containers to Aqina railway station. Akina station has a container terminal that allows receiving and discharging containers from railcars, as well as their loading on road transport for further delivery deep into Afghanistan.
- Transportation of oversized cargo to Akina rail station (excavators, graders, wheeled equipment).
- Road transportation of cargo from the port of Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, to Akina station, Afghanistan.
- Multimodal transportation of cargo in containers from the port of Poti, Georgia, or Mersin, Turkey, to Akina station, Afghanistan. In this case, the cargo is delivered by rail or road to the port of Alyat, Azerbaijan. In the port of Alyat, the containers are loaded onto a ship and delivered by sea to the port of Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan. Already in Turkmenbashi, the containers are loaded onto trucks and transported to Aqina, Afghanistan.
Railway transportation of natural talc from Aqina station, Afghanistan, to CIS countries, Europe
On the territory of Afghanistan, there are deposits of natural talc, which is used in the production of ceramics, cable products, baby powder, cosmetic products, and in other areas. Simplextrans has experience in rail transportation of natural talc from Aqina station, Afghanistan, to CIS countries and Europe.
When carrying out rail transportation of talc from Akina station, we provide the following services:
- Submission of necessary applications and letters to the Ministry of Transport of Turkmenistan, to coordinate transportation with other railway administrations.
- Receipt of order for submission of wagons for loading at Akina station.
- Provision of wagons to Akina station, Afghanistan, via Imamnazar-export TRK.
- Organization of loading of cargo into wagons at Akina station (at the customer’s request).
- Drawing up of transportation documents.
- Direct delivery of wagons to Akina station.
Our experience
Below you can see some photos of shipments delivered by Simplextrans to/from Aqina station.
Ask the price of delivery to Aqina
To calculate the cost of delivery, please provide the following information to our email address: [email protected]:
- Name of the cargo and customs code of the product.
- Cargo loading location.
- Cargo quantity (weight and volume).
- Type of packaging, dimensions, and weight of one unit.