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Network. The current rail network is based on the inheritance from the former Soviet Union and as such has a broad gauge of 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 + 27 ⁄ 32 in).While this provides a smooth transit at international borders to countries of the former Soviet Union, the railway in China has the standard gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in); thus there is a break-of-gauge at Dostyk and at Khorgas ...
As the Kazakhstani rail system was designed during the Soviet era, rail routes were designed ignoring inter-Soviet borders, based on the needs of Soviet planning. This has caused anomalies, such as the route from Oral to Aktobe passing briefly through Russian territory. It also means that routes might not suit modern-day Kazakhstani needs.
List of railway stations in Kazakhstan. 3 languages. ... Kokshetau - Kokshetau-1 railway station, Kokshetau-2 railway station; Almaty - Almaty-1 railway station, ...
The Almaty 2 or Almaty-2 (Kazakh: Алматы 2) is one of the oldest railway stations located in Almaty, Kazakhstan.The station serves an average daily footfall of approximately 5,000 passengers, which increases to around 10,000 during the summer months due to heightened travel demand.
Logo of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route Map of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route. The Middle Corridor, also called TITR (Trans-Caspian International Transport Route), is a trade route from Southeast Asia and China to Europe via Kazakhstan, Caspian Sea (using train ferries to cross the Caspian), [1] Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. [2]
[2] [3] The trains were expected to be built by Tulpar-Talgo (a joint venture established in 2011 between Qazaqstan Temir Zholy and Spanish company Talgo), [4] with a maximum speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), completing the trip in five and a half hours. [2] [3] The system would use Russian gauge, the same as used by Kazakhstan's existing ...
Named passenger trains of Kazakhstan (1 P) R. Railway stations in Kazakhstan (5 C, 2 P) Rapid transit in Kazakhstan (2 C)
Kokshetau—1 station (Kazakh: Көкшетау-1 станциясы, romanized: Kökşetau-1 stansiasy; Russian: Станция Кокшета́у-1, Stantsiya Kokshetau-1) also previously known as Kokchetav I station (Russian: Кокчета́в I, romanized: Kokchetav I) is the main railway station for commuter rail and long-distance trains departing from the city of Kokshetau, Kazakhstan ...