New carriages have been launched on the Almaty-Novosibirsk railway route.

Public holidays and festivals in Kazakhstan in 2026. Non-working days:

• January 1, Thursday: New Year (Жаңа жыл);
• January 2, Friday: New Year (Жаңа жыл);
• January 3, Saturday: New Year (Жаңа жыл)
• January 7, Wednesday: An Orthodox Christmas (Православиелік Рождество);
• March 8, Sunday: International Women’s Day (Халықаралық әйелдер күні);
• March 9, Monday: International Women’s Day (Халықаралық әйелдер күні);
• March 21, Saturday: Novruz (Ноуз);
• March 22, Sunday: Novruz (Ноуз);
• March 23, Monday: Novruz (Ноуз);
• March 24, Tuesday: Novruz (Ноуз);
• March 25, Wednesday: Novruz (Ноуз);
• May 1, Friday: Day of Unity (Бірлік күні);
• May 7, Thursday: Defender of the Fatherland Day (Отан қорғаушылар күні);
• May 9, Saturday: Victory Day (Жеңіс күні);
• May 11, Monday: Victory Day (Жеңіс күні);
• May 27, Wednesday: Kurban-Bayram (Құрбан-Байрам);
• July 6, Monday: Day of the capital (Астана күні);
• August 30, Sunday: Constitution day (Конституция күні);
• August 31, Monday: Constitution day (Конституция күні);
• October 25, Sunday: Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Қазақстан Республикасы күні);
• December 16, Wednesday: Independence Day (Тәуелсіздік күні);
• December 17, Thursday: Independence Day (Тәуелсіздік күні).

Public holidays and festivals in Russia in 2025. Non-working days:

• January 1, Wednesday: New Year (Новый год);
• January 2, Thursday: New Year (Новый год);
• January 3, Friday: New Year (Новый год);
• January 4, Saturday: New Year (Новый год);
• January 5, Sunday: New Year (Новый год);
• January 6, Monday: New Year (Новый год);
• January 7, Tuesday: Christmas (Рождество);
• January 8, Wednesday: New Year (Новый год);
• February 23, Sunday: Defender of the Fatherland Day (День Защитника Отечества);
• March 8, Saturday: International Women’s Day (Международный женский день);
• May 1, Thursday: Labour Day (Праздник Весны и Труда);
• May 9, Friday: Victory Day (День Победы);
• June 12, Thursday: Russia Day (День России);
• November 4, Tuesday: Day of National Unity (День народного единства).

Bridge holidays in 2024: from Saturday, January 4, to Friday, May 2, from Sunday, January 5, to Wednesday, December 31; from Sunday, February 23 to Thursday, May 8, from Saturday, March 8 to Friday, June 13, from Saturday, November 1 to Monday, November 3.