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From Istanbul To Almaty: How 2026 Rail Megaprojects Are Creating A New Golden Age Of Overland Travel Between Asia And Europe
From Istanbul To Almaty: How 2026 Rail Megaprojects Are Creating A New Golden Age Of Overland Travel Between Asia And Europe In 2026, a new chapter in rail‑based travel across Eurasia has been opening, and it has not been driven by high‑speed tourism slogans alone but by deep structural changes to how rail networks are being built and financed. At the heart of this shift, Turkey’s Northern Ring Railway and Kazakhstan’s twin projects – the Almaty Railway Bypass and the Middle Corridor Rail Connectivity line between Mointy and Kyzylzhar – have...