Infrastructure

In total, there are 110 public transport routes operating in the West Kazakhstan region, including 4 international, 1 interregional, 24 intraregional, 38 intradistrict and 43 intracity routes.

Uralsk, str. S. Datova 4A

+7(7112) 31-08-08

Length of roads: 430.7 km.

The railway line runs through the Northern part of the region, connecting it with Russia and the neighboring Aktobe region.  The total length of railway tracks passing through the territory of the region is 430.7 km. 

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Uralsk International Airport named after Manshuk Mametova is the western air gate of the country. The air harbor is located 16 km from the regional center. The airport complies with international IATA standards and is capable of receiving aircraft of all types. The annual passenger flow is more than 400 thousand people.

Uralsk, Terektinsky district, Airport, 3

+7 7112 93 96 66

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Electricity production in the region is carried out by the gas turbine power plant (30 MW) of the Ural thermal power plant, the gas turbine plant of JSC "Zhayykteploenergo" (28 MW.), gas turbine power plant KPO b. V. (160 MW.), gas turbine plant LLP "Zhaikmunai" (16 MW.), "Ural gas turbine power plant" LLP (54 MW.), Too "Batys Power" (100 MW). All generated electricity is used by energy sources for own needs of enterprises and needs of consumers.
Transportation of the main volume of electricity in the region is carried out by JSC "West Kazakhstan REC", which is serviced by lines with voltage 220, 110, 35, 10, 6 and 4 kV, length 20437 km, 3047 transformer substations.

The geographical location of the Ural River at the junction of Europe and Asia, defines a strategic feature - the possibility of access to the Caspian basin. For navigation, the river fleet is able to transport 30–35 thousand tons of oil products, 1–1.5 million tons of construction cargo and provide passenger transportation services for up to 250 thousand people.

The Central Asia-Center, Orenburg-Novopskovsk, Soyuz trunk gas pipelines run through the region, their length is 2781 km, and the Atyrau-Samara transit oil pipeline, with a length of 313 km, passes through.