Astana-Nurly Zhol station

Astana-Nurly Zhol (Kazakh: Acтана-Нұрлы жол, Astana-Nurly Jol) is a main train station and bus station in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. As part of the infrastructure build up to Expo 2017 the station is located near Mynzhyldyk Alley with a new capacity of 35,000 it was opened on June 1, 2017.[1][2][3]

This article is about a railway station. For the economic stimulus plan with the same name, see Nurly Zhol.
Astana-Nurly Zhol

Астана Нұрлы жол
Station concourse
General information
Coordinates51.112389°N 71.531752°E / 51.112389; 71.531752
Owned byKazakhstan Temir Zholy
Construction
ParkingYes
History
Opened1 June 2017 (2017-06-01)

The 45,000 ft² station building has an enclosed space of 110,000m², a 70,000m² car park and 2,550m long railway platforms. It was designed by the Turkish company Tabanlıoğlu Architects.[4] The design was awarded first place in the MIPIM AR Future Projects Award.[5]

In October 2018, a bus station named Saparjai-2 was opened inside the building.[6] The total area of the parking lot for buses and cars is 8600 sq. m.[7] From 2019-2022 the station was named Nur-Sultan-Nurly Zhol after the city changed its name in March 2019.[8]

Train Services

Around half of the train services serving Astana call at Astana Nurly Zhol. Most of these services originate/terminate here, rather than "through" services as this is a terminal station. Almost all Talgo services that serve Astana use this station. A handful of services call at both Astana-1 and Astana-Nurly Zhol.

References
  1. "Astana Train Station - Railway Technology". railway-technology.com. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  2. "The new railway station of Astana will be called "Nurly Jol" | АО "Қазақстан Темiр Жолы"". railways.kz. Archived from the original on 2017-04-29. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  3. New Astana station inaugurated International Railway Journal July 2017 page 8
  4. "ASTANA TRAIN STATION - TA_ Tabanlıoğlu Architects". Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. "In pictures: Future Projects Awards 2016". 15 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. Оразбекова, Айнур (2018-10-08). "В Астане открыли новую автостанцию «Сапаржай-2»". Newtimes.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  7. "В Астане открыли новый автовокзал Сапаржай-2 - свежие новости на Аtameken Business Channel". inbusiness.kz (in Russian). 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  8. "TWO RAILWAY STATIONS IN THE CAPITAL HAVE BEEN RENAMED". Қазақстан темір жолы. 2019-04-10.
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