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Three corridors, two gateways.

Every corridor originates in China and terminates at an Afghan border gateway. Directionality is bidirectional; the sequences read in the import direction.

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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 corridors

  1. C1

    ChinaKyrgyzstanUzbekistanAfghanistan

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

    Terminates at
    Hairatan Border Crossing
    Via
    Uzbekistan

  2. C2

    ChinaKazakhstanUzbekistanAfghanistan

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

    Terminates at
    Hairatan Border Crossing
    Via
    Uzbekistan

  3. C3

    ChinaKyrgyzstanUzbekistanTurkmenistanAfghanistan

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

    Terminates at
    Torghundi Border Crossing
    Via
    Turkmenistan

Container operations run exclusively through these two active crossings.

The gateways

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.

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

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.