Dostyk railway station

Dostyk Railway station (Kazakh: Достық бекеті, romanizedDostyq beketi) is located in Dostyk, Kazakhstan, the border of China and Kazakhstan, a spur line railway station of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy. The old name of the station in the Soviet Union era was Druzhba, meaning "friendship" in Russian; in 2007 it was renamed to Dostyk, a Kazakh word with the same meaning.[1]

Dostyk
Достық бекеті
General information
LocationDostyk, Almaty Region
 Kazakhstan
Coordinates45°15′14″N 82°29′08″E / 45.253978°N 82.485480°E / 45.253978; 82.485480
Line(s)Turkestan–Siberia Railway spur line
History
Opened1954 (1954)
Previous namesDruzhba(1954-2007)

The Chinese standard gauge (1,435 mm) is different from the Kazak broad gauge (1,520 mm) which means that a break-of-gauge is required in this station.

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References

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  1. ^ "欧亚新干线:中国国际铁路联运主要路线简介,以及目前存在的问题". 湖南欧亚新干线国际物流有限公司. 2018-12-05. Archived from the original on 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2019-05-04.