Dostyk Kazakh: Достық бекеті | |
Borough: | Dostyk, Almaty Region |
Line: | Turkestan–Siberia Railway spur line |
Coordinates: | 45.254°N 82.4855°W |
Former: | Druzhba(1954-2007) |
Dostyk Railway station (kk|Достық бекеті|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.[1]
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.