Dostyk railway station
Dostyk Railway station (Kazakh: Достық бекеті, romanized: Dostyq 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.
Dostyk Достық бекеті | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Dostyk, Almaty Region Kazakhstan |
| Coordinates | 45.253978°N 82.485480°E |
| Line(s) | Turkestan–Siberia Railway spur line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1954 |
| Previous names | Druzhba（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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