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Rail container logistics between China, Central Asia and Afghanistan. Afghan-owned since 2019.

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01Approach

02The bridge

A corridor is a narrow thing that connects two worlds.

The Wakhan Corridor is a narrow strip of high country in Afghanistan's Badakhshan, reaching east until it touches China. It is the company's namesake and the reason for its mark: a single unbroken line that crosses itself.

The company's container operations run north and west, through Hairatan and Torghundi.

Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Kabul, Wakhan Corridor is a fully Afghan-owned rail container logistics and transit forwarding company.

Established
2019
Headquarters
Kabul
Ownership
Afghan

03Scale

Scale

20,000+

TEU moved through the corridor since 2022

Import and export, across the active corridor network.

6

countries of operation

Afghanistan, China, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan.

3

active multimodal rail corridors

2

active Afghan container border gateways

Hairatan and Torghundi.

2019

established, and the year of the first commercial block train

41

containers in the first block train

Dispatched from Hairatan to China in 2019.

150+

containers imported through Torghundi

Since the western gateway was activated in 2026.

04The network

The corridor network

Three rail corridors from China, terminating at two Afghan gateways.

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  • Corridor C1

    Hairatan Border Crossing

    1. China
    2. Kyrgyzstan
    3. Uzbekistan
    4. Hairatan Border CrossingNORTHERN GATEWAY

    The northern gateway reached through the Kyrgyz and Uzbek networks. Containers move in both directions; the sequence above reads in the import direction.

  • Corridor C2

    Hairatan Border Crossing

    1. China
    2. Kazakhstan
    3. Uzbekistan
    4. Hairatan Border CrossingNORTHERN GATEWAY

    The northern gateway reached through the Kazakh and Uzbek networks, converging on Hairatan alongside Corridor 1. Containers move in both directions.

  • Corridor C3

    Torghundi Border Crossing

    1. China
    2. Kyrgyzstan
    3. Uzbekistan
    4. Turkmenistan
    5. Torghundi Border CrossingWESTERN GATEWAY

    The western gateway reached through Turkmenistan, activated in 2026 to open a second container entry point into Afghanistan.

The corridor network, as a list

Three active rail corridors, each originating in China and terminating at an Afghan border gateway. Directionality is bidirectional; the sequences below read in the import direction.

  1. Corridor C1

    China → Kyrgyzstan → Uzbekistan → Afghanistan

    Terminates at: NORTHERN GATEWAY, Hairatan Border Crossing. Via: Uzbekistan.

    The northern gateway reached through the Kyrgyz and Uzbek networks. Containers move in both directions; the sequence above reads in the import direction.

  2. Corridor C2

    China → Kazakhstan → Uzbekistan → Afghanistan

    Terminates at: NORTHERN GATEWAY, Hairatan Border Crossing. Via: Uzbekistan.

    The northern gateway reached through the Kazakh and Uzbek networks, converging on Hairatan alongside Corridor 1. Containers move in both directions.

  3. Corridor C3

    China → Kyrgyzstan → Uzbekistan → Turkmenistan → Afghanistan

    Terminates at: WESTERN GATEWAY, Torghundi Border Crossing. Via: Turkmenistan.

    The western gateway reached through Turkmenistan, activated in 2026 to open a second container entry point into Afghanistan.

05Gateways

Two gateways into Afghanistan.

Container operations run exclusively through these two active crossings.

The railway between Hairatan and Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanistan.

NORTHERN GATEWAY

Hairatan Border Crossing

The primary rail container gateway to China and Central Asia.

Fed by
C1 · C2
Via
Uzbekistan
Facilities
Rail terminal operationsContainer handlingCustoms clearance
C1C2ROAD
The border crossing at Torghundi, on Afghanistan's western frontier with Turkmenistan.

WESTERN GATEWAY

Torghundi Border Crossing

The western container gateway, opening a second entry point into Afghanistan.

150+containers imported through the western gateway since activation

Fed by
C3
Via
Turkmenistan
Activated
2026
Facilities
Border and customs facilitiesContainer handling operationsRail terminal access
C3ROADACTIVATED 2026

06The line

Railway Container Logistics

Secure, scheduled, cost-efficient railway container transportation across the China–Central Asia–Afghanistan axis, with reliable transit and cross-border connectivity.

20,000+
TEU since 2022
3
rail corridors
2
Afghan gateways
Railway track at a level crossing in northern Afghanistan.
Track on the northern network
A freight train on the railway in northern Afghanistan.

  1. Block-Train Container Services

    Dedicated container trains for high-volume, time-sensitive freight, import and export, at corridor scale.

  2. FCL Rail Container Freight

    Full container load and consolidated LCL freight on scheduled corridor services, in both directions.

  3. Rail Terminal Operations

    Container loading, transfer and customs at Hairatan and Torghundi.

  4. Cross-Gauge Transfer

    Managed interchange between rail networks of differing standards — critical for landlocked corridor container movements.

  5. Bulk & Mineral Container Freight

    Afghan minerals and dry-bulk commodities in containers by rail; the backbone of outbound trade.

Crossing

Cross-gauge transfer

Managed interchange between rail networks of differing gauge — critical for landlocked corridor container movements.

Two rail networks of different standards meet at the border. The container is lifted across, and nothing else about it changes.

07The journey

One container, end to end

01 / 07

Origin

Cargo is consolidated at the Chinese point of loading.

  1. Origin
  2. Loading
  3. Block train
  4. Cross-gauge transfer
  5. Border gateway
  6. Truck
  7. Destination

Rail moves the distance; truck completes the journey.

The container journey, as a list

  1. Stage 1 — Origin

    Cargo is consolidated at the Chinese point of loading.

  2. Stage 2 — Loading

    Containers are sealed and loaded to the corridor service.

  3. Stage 3 — Block train

    A dedicated container train runs the corridor at scale.

  4. Stage 4 — Cross-gauge transfer

    Two rail networks of differing standards meet. The container is lifted across.

  5. Stage 5 — Border gateway

    Customs clearance and container handling at Hairatan or Torghundi.

  6. Stage 6 — Truck

    Road freight carries the container the final distance.

  7. Stage 7 — Destination

    Delivered to the customer's facility.

08Standing

QTP

Quadrilateral Transit Protocol

KyrgyzstanChinaAfghanistanUzbekistanWakhan CorridorApproved private-sector representative

Wakhan Corridor is the approved private-sector representative from Afghanistan under the Quadrilateral Transit Protocol, recognised by the Government of Afghanistan and regional railway partners.

The company played a leading role in developing and operationalising the corridor — a position it helped establish.

The Chinese counterpart named on the signing documentation.

Zhejiang Union of Railway Logistics

  1. 01

    Approved Private-Sector Representative

    The approved private-sector representative from Afghanistan under the Quadrilateral Transit Protocol.

  2. 02

    Corridor Development Leadership

    A leading role in developing and operationalising the corridor the company now runs on.

  3. 03

    Strong Institutional Partnerships

    Long-term cooperation with national railway administrations, chambers of commerce and international organisations.

  4. 04

    Proven Operational Capability

    Experience across Afghanistan's principal rail gateways — Hairatan, Aqina, Rauzanak and Torghundi.

Signatories to the protocol

  1. 01

    China

  2. 02

    Kyrgyzstan

  3. 03

    Uzbekistan

  4. 04

    Afghanistan

    Afghanistan is represented by Wakhan Corridor Transit & Forwarding Co. — approved private-sector representative.

Our strategic position is built on years of collaboration, operational performance, and regional partnership. It enables us to connect governments, railway authorities, and international businesses through efficient, reliable, and trusted logistics solutions across Central Asia and Afghanistan.

09Record

The record

  1. 2019

    Founded, and the first block train

    The company is established. A first block train of 41 containers is dispatched from Hairatan Border Crossing to China — Afghanistan's first commercial rail container service.

  2. 2022

    The Hairatan–Kashgar rail route

    A tripartite MOU with the Afghan, Uzbek and Kyrgyz railways opens a new container rail route connecting Hairatan to Kashgar, China.

  3. 2023

    New corridors, and the WFP contract

    New China–Central Asia container corridors are established to Hairatan and Torghundi. A World Food Programme customs-clearance contract is awarded for containerized freight from Termez into Afghanistan.

  4. 2025

    20,000+ TEU surpassed

    Cumulative container throughput surpasses 20,000+ TEU across the active corridor network.

    • 3,000 tons of black Afghan pine nuts exported to Zhejiang province, China.
    • 30+ FCL consignments of Afghan cotton exported to China.

  5. 2026

    The Torghundi gateway is activated

    The Torghundi Border Crossing corridor is successfully activated, facilitating the import of more than 150 containers through the western gateway.

Milestones, as a list

  1. 2019

    Founded, and the first block train

    The company is established. A first block train of 41 containers is dispatched from Hairatan Border Crossing to China — Afghanistan's first commercial rail container service.

  2. 2022

    The Hairatan–Kashgar rail route

    A tripartite MOU with the Afghan, Uzbek and Kyrgyz railways opens a new container rail route connecting Hairatan to Kashgar, China.

  3. 2023

    New corridors, and the WFP contract

    New China–Central Asia container corridors are established to Hairatan and Torghundi. A World Food Programme customs-clearance contract is awarded for containerized freight from Termez into Afghanistan.

  4. 2025

    20,000+ TEU surpassed

    Cumulative container throughput surpasses 20,000+ TEU across the active corridor network.

  5. 2026

    The Torghundi gateway is activated

    The Torghundi Border Crossing corridor is successfully activated, facilitating the import of more than 150 containers through the western gateway.

10Ahead

Where the corridor goes next.

  1. 01

    Corridor Expansion

    Deepen railway and truck container volumes across China–Central Asia–Afghanistan trade through Hairatan and Torghundi.

  2. 02

    Terminal Infrastructure

    Grow container handling, warehousing and dry-port capacity at Hairatan and Torghundi.

  3. 03

    Fleet & Capacity

    Scale railway container and truck transportation capacity.

  4. 04

    Digitalisation

    Roll out container tracking, transit documentation and booking tools across the network.

11Departure

Let's move your container freight to the world.

We work with governments, railway authorities, international organisations, strategic partners, financial institutions, investors and global traders.

EASTWESTYiwuChinaKabulAfghanistan · 2 officesDubaiUnited Arab Emirates

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Offices

  • Kabul · Head office

    Afghanistan

    Shahr-e-Now, Behind Etisalat Road, First Intersection, House No. 43, 4th Floor, Kabul, Afghanistan

    Corridor operations, customs and transit documentation

  • Kabul · Mandawi office

    Afghanistan

    Mandawi, Haji Omar Market, 3rd Floor, Kabul, Afghanistan

    Trade counter and commercial enquiries

  • Dubai

    United Arab Emirates

    Al Quoz 3, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE

    Gulf trade and international forwarding

  • Yiwu

    China

    Room 809, 8th Floor, Kunshun Building, Yiwu City, China

    Origin consolidation and Chinese counterparties

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