The Delivery of 51 Stadler Passenger Coaches Has Been Delayed
The delivery of 51 Stadler passenger coaches, which were expected to enter service on routes in December 2025, has been postponed. Orda.kz previously reported on the delay, and Transport Minister Nurlan Sauranbayev has now commented on it.
As we wrote earlier, KTZ initially expected to receive 51 coaches by the end of 2025, and another 100 in 2026. The minister has now updated those figures: in 2026, KTZ expects 142 coaches in total — the 51 delayed units plus 91 more, instead of the 100 originally planned.
Sauranbayev said the main reasons for the delay are differences in technical standards between Switzerland and Kazakhstan, as well as additional questions from KTZ regarding the coaches themselves. According to our information, the coaches were not adapted to Kazakhstan’s harsh winter conditions.
Journalists asked whether the delay was linked to product quality. Sauranbayev responded cautiously:
I wouldn’t say that. It’s mostly connected with the adjustment. They are working on this now. Just understand that Stadler is a large public company, and any questions voiced here may affect the stock exchange there and so on. These issues can be sensitive for the company. In general, there are questions, and there is no need to politicize this — these are working matters. he said.
Recall that earlier we reported that the 51-coach delivery did not take place in 2025 due to claims related to compliance and equipment specifications. The Ministry of Transport is now describing the situation as an acceptance process and says it expects the first delivery in April.
The financial side of the contract was discussed separately. Sauranbayev said an advance payment of about 160 billion tenge was made during his previous tenure. The total contract value is 735 billion tenge. The minister described the current volume of payments as KTZ’s internal corporate information.
As a result, the prepayment has already been made, but the coaches have still not arrived.
The new coaches are expected to be assigned to the most popular and longest routes — primarily tourist destinations with high passenger demand. They will not replace existing Talgo trains. At the same time, procurement of Kazakhstan-made Ziko coaches from Petropavlovsk is continuing.
Original author: Ilya Astakhov
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