Kazakhstan temir zholy
The Republican State Enterprise “Kazakhstan temir zholy” was established by the decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan #129 dated January 31, 1997 “On reorganization of railway enterprises of the Republic of Kazakhstan” by merging such republican state enterprises as Almaty railway Administration, Tselinnaya railway Administration and West-Kazakhstan railway Administration. The purpose of the merger was optimization of the management structure of the transportation process and elimination of unnecessary units; financial and economic revival of railway industry.