JSC "KTZ - Freight Transportation" was established in June 2016 as a result of the implementation of the project for a phased transition to the target organizational structure as part of the Business Transformation Program. This project allowed optimization of a number of subsidiaries of "NC "KTZ" JSC.
The structure of JSC "KTZ - Freight Transportation" has a branch network formed of road departments and locomotive depots that provide customer service on the Kazakhstan railway network and provide a full range of cargo transportation services.
By a decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated September 29, 2017, JSC "KTZ - Freight Transportation" was granted the status of a national freight carrier. According to the Law “On Railway Transport”, the National Carrier has the following tasks: the implementation of military and special transport, a train formation plan. Obtaining such a status is proof of high trust on the part of the state.