Chief, Transport Policy Section, Transport and Tourism Division

1. Intergovernmental Agreement on the Trans-Asian Railway Network (structure of document) Training course of railway personnel in BIMSTEC and Mekong-Ganga Cooperation Countries Vadodara, India, March 2006 John Moon Chief, Transport Policy Section, Transport and TourismDivision

2. - Main clauses (Articles 1 to 3) - Final clauses (Articles 4 to 17) - Main clauses (Articles 1 to 3) Article 1 - Preamble Definition of railway lines of international importance - Initial review by Office of Legal Affairs in New York Article 2 Adoption of the Trans-Asian Railway Network - Following a UN format (Intergovernmental Agreement on the Asian Highway Network – UNECE Agreements) Article 3 Development of the Trans-Asian Railway Network United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Intergovernmental Agreement on the Trans-Asian Railway Network Main body Annex I. Railway lines of international Importance Annex II. Guiding principles on technical characteristics

3. Withdrawal Article 11. Article 12. Suspension of validity - Final clauses (Articles 4 to 17) Reservations Procedure for signing and becoming a Party Procedure for amending the main text Article 10. Article 4. Article 7. Article 13. Settlement of disputes - Data obtained from national experts Limits to the application Article 14. Article 9. Procedure for amending annex II (1) TAR corridor studies (1994 - 2001) Article 8. Article 5. Procedure for amending annex I Entry into force Article 6. Working Group on the Trans-Asian Railway Network Article 15. Annexes (2) Updating of TAR map (2003) - Indicated on a state-basis Article 16. Secretariat - Continuity between countries Depositary Article 17. - Interconnectivity with other modes United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Intergovernmental Agreement on the Trans-Asian Railway Network Annex I. Railway lines of international Importance

4. Structure of Annex I of Intergovernmental Agreement on TAR COUNTRY NAME(Bold - Capital) Description of line Description of other line(s) branching off the line indicated in left-hand column Name of line being described (Bold) Tyuratam Kzyl-Orda United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific KAZAKHSTAN KAZAKHSTAN Semiglavii Mir – Aktogai Semiglavii Mir – Aktogai (Ozinki, Russian Fed.) Semiglavii Mir (border station) Uralsk Iletsk I Makat (junction) – Ganyushkino (border station) – (Aksaraiskaya, Russian Federation) Kandagach (junction) Makat (junction) – Beyneu (junction) – Oazis (border station) – (Karakalpakia, Uzbekistan) Beyneu (junction) – Aktau(ferry terminal) (Ferry link to Caspian sea ports in Azerbaijan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Russian Federation and Turkmenistan)

5. Structure of Annex I of Intergovernmental Agreement on TAR KAZAKHSTAN In brackets, name of border station in neighbouring country and name of neighbouring country Semiglavii Mir – Aktogai (Ozinki, Russian Fed.) Stations with container terminals to handle ISO and non-ISO containers indicated in Annex 2 are underlined Semiglavii Mir (border station) Uralsk Iletsk I Following name of station, in brackets and italics, indication of specific function of this particular station: - (border station) Kandagach (junction) Tyuratam - (break-of-gauge) - (junction) Kzyl-Orda - (maritime connection) - (ferry terminals)

6. Structure of Annex I of Intergovernmental Agreement on TAR KAZAKHSTAN Semiglavii Mir – Aktogai Makat (junction) – Beyneu (junction) – Oazis (border station) – (Karakalpakia, Uzbekistan) (Ozinki, Russian Fed.) Description of line(s) branching off stations in left-hand column Semiglavii Mir (border station) Uralsk Iletsk I Makat (junction) – Ganyushkino (border station) – Kandagach (junction) (Aksaraiskaya, Russian Federation) Tyuratam Kzyl-Orda Beyneu (junction) – Aktau (ferry terminal) (Ferry link to Caspian sea ports in Azerbaijan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Russian Federation and Turkmenistan) United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

7. Structure of Annex I of Intergovernmental Agreement on TAR KAZAKHSTAN Following name of station, in brackets and italics, indication of specific function of this particular station Stations with container terminals to handle ISO and non-ISO containers indicated in Annex 2 are underlined In brackets, name of border station in neighbouring country and name of neigh-bouring country Makat (junction) – Beyneu (junction) – Oazis Semiglavii Mir – Aktogai (border station) – (Karakalpakia, Uzbekistan) (Ozinki, Russian Fed.) Semiglavii Mir (border station) Uralsk Iletsk I Makat (junction) – Ganyushkino (border station) – (Aksaraiskaya, Russian Federation) Branches off a first are indented under first branch Beyneu (junction) – Aktau (ferry terminal) (Ferry link to Caspian sea ports in Azerbaijan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Russian Federation and Turkmenistan) United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Kandagach (junction)

8. Structure of Annex I of Intergovernmental Agreement on TAR Missing links are indicated in [ square brackets ] United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific CHINA Alashankou - Lianyungang (Dostyk, Kazakhstan) Alashankou (border station and break-of-gauge) Urumchi Turpan Kashi [ (border station and break-of-gauge) – (Torugart, Kyrgyzstan) ] Lanzhou Baoji (junction) Kunming (junction) – Xiangyun (junction) – Dali (junction) – [ Kachang (border station and break-of-gauge) – (Myitkyina, Myanmar) ]

9. Annex II Guiding principles on technical characteristics Tasks of Trans-Asian Railway 1. Interoperability across borders 2. Heavy trains (petroleum products, mineral ores) 3. Transport of containers used in maritime shipping United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Structure of Annex II of Intergovernmental Agreement on TAR TAR Line capacity Vehicle loading gauge Authorized mass per axle Coupling system Braking systems Standards for terminals

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