Report summaryThis repoil iassessts liargr: scale irgicnal nrig nt lians pu'l infrastrutlurs projcclts anul pu licy palt rwaysanrl lzlskistan, with a narticular forus, cn Kazakhstan, dongslia, a"d izek stan. It exanines howpo.icies and inf astructure i"vestmenit can help to achieve corinectivigy, decarbonisat on, andresi.ience oals acros5 che repjonAtrorrdirng Ir the IT=s glohal [ight rniorlkel, Grnlial gs is's freigh, slerneuntl rill grow by rower 1.5c%, by2050, stiressins infras.ructu re. .tting service g- ality at ris k, and increasins em'ssionsHihil: rail almarly dominates surface- fneight in mnst cnuneries, ageing infrastnichum. limiterlinterrncdal i-tegrat on, and eperacic nal bcttle-ecks risk uindermin ing performance.Scelario analysis shows chat ambitious pelicy patliways Focused on connectivity, decarbenisation.anl itsi.icernet car sigrificanlly reshupe: the itgirn's 'reighl sysltr Irucs limtlks in ral I eleetif sutiurt.dry ports. = nd moc entisec t-ord er crossings. ccLipled wich che d= oloymenc of high-capacis and lovi-e missinn urhicles, enah o fastor and mnre effcinr freight flas. Uacler th most amt:irinus, poliryscera io, average access coss to glo 3:l rriarkets can be reduced by ip proxirnetely 253osu in 2050,while regjonal re gh ell-tc-wneel co, emissions can lie lowered ay neady ec, despite the shan?ise ini derrkinul.Fraight decarbonisacio ' - carried out thirou gh 1odal slifts to rail, ces ner vehicles, and eficiencyimpmements is minforcrrl hg ims lirnre measurs surh as finodl-resistant raarls, corrien.redund: ncy, anc real-time mc nitoring. Wihile some trade-olfs exist. the ccmb ned effect cf thesestrategies creatas a mcre competicise, low-carbo, ad disruotion-rea d: crans po t system. Ihispusil uris Cen.lal Asis lu sliengthert globel mur k: integaliori while iudvinsing long ter rtsListainabilicy objeccives.F nd mon in farmalion and aclitinral grojert deliprasles at the I nks hmlau:Link to projecc webpags.Link ta parojerc deliverables.Enhancing the connectivity, sustainability, and resilience of regional freight transport in Central Asia SIPA InternationalTransportForum Highlighted recommeridationsRegional connectivity['remo a shit tc r=il through 'nvestmelit in cross-bordercorric nrs oith sufficient capacity.Develop cry ports and logistics centres to stren gthenintermoc.al co nectivity across the 'egion.sdvance cdigital plstforms b rnpreve curgu triat king.srezmline bcrder procedu'es, and red. ce celays.Hamon sr regularinns a tl engage the r uare sxtor torutcranspo rt cosrs a nd nha 'ce lo stics pertcrma nce.Kazakhstaninrreae in through put sy 7asnModernise and electrify keu rs il ro.tes. resolve bott.eneckswitli targeted upgradss to bring rzil's mcdal share zbcve zus.Develop Lhe D gixl. Tride Corridor with r cttaruliur, smarlwa'eho. sins, and d'siza. plattcrms.Op.imisn freighr asset ..tilisation bhy meduring rmpty 'uns cnkey co rr dors like Dostyk-zkzauFind the full Lisc of evidence- based pol'cy recommend=tions in Chaptere.Enhancing the connectivity, sustainability, and resilience of regional freight transport in Central Asia Regional decarbonisationIncrense rail's freig t share and expa-d eleccrif cacion co cutemissions ac.mss, kex corrico 's.Proi ote 'uel efficiensy sta" dar d: ad g een 'reighit incenitivesas cosc--ffective climate measu res.Impust tpalional oicionky through ligital p.atfoms anelsmart route planni'5.Supoo't sustainahle crans tion with isca. tcols like carbanpricing, dlist ncx: based charges, anid targeced tiux incencives.MongoliaUpgrace rcad and rail links with neighbouirs and develop dryIxoits and i-la d hu5 zo meet 132- freight g'awth.Exparid thi trusrsrt rictrsrk bcvors rzrinar trarsitcoridors to provincial pod uctien a *d consumotion cencresC-harct customs wit : au.omaliun, cigilal platfors, antlFrediccive treight tocls o c.t clearance cimes.Camin dec.aronnisarin impravements, with resiliencpinvestmenits to nderess Mo ngolia's ris ng freight costs. RegionalresilienceFnhancr I--tapasily and civersi.y of hrth raatl antl ail linksthrc - gh integr=ted multimod nl netwerks to bLi.d redund= ncy.Uperade freig*t nfirastructure and apply climate-res lientdesigri starid erds bo red uce physienl ulnernbil ties.Imp'ove crisis preparediiess througli emerge 'cy Lopisticsplanni e and real-timr monitaring syst:ms.St'engchen regional cc-orci -ation on data sha ring and ris xmanagement tn aetrer respxoned tos dis.iuptinns.UzbekistanUpgrade key ra'l corric ors and intermod al links co cut highfreight coscs and slulaport a mcelal shif te rail.Prorriote c lerler freig"t wit" Fuel stiric ird s, electri cCN Gtrucks, a nd reen corrido s like Tashken-Sal11a rkancIxpanl Icgist es huhs in Niavai, -ashkin., andl ancjan, andenha nce resilie 'ce wich digital ools anc disaster systems.Advance e-llk, e-t'm2, and Al-driven alarning: ance. att'accp'ivste irvrcrentc i- srrknt .ugi stiss antd col:d chains. About ITF and this projectAcknowledgementsThis reurt ws prepaied su Emrccan =rdogen wit