Astana-1 formerly Nur-Sultan-1, is a railway station in

Astana Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmo ...

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. The original station can handle 7,000 travellers a day, as part of the infrastructure build up to

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a new station, Astana-Nurly Zhol, is located near Mynzhyldyk Alley with a new capacity of 12,000. The station was renamed to Nur-Sultan-1 after the city changed its name. On 17 September 2022, the name of the city was changed to Astana and the station name was changed.

Train services

Around half of the train services serving Astana call at Astana-1. Most of these are "through" services as the newer Astana Nurly Zhol is a terminal station. Almost all Talgo services that serve Astana no longer serve Astana-1, but many long distance and commuter services remain at the station. A handful of services call at both Astana-1 and Nur Sultan Nurly Jol.

References

Railway stations in Akmola Region Buildings and structures in Astana Railway stations opened in 1929 Railway stations opened in 2003 Transport in Astana 1929 establishments in the Soviet Union {{Kazakhstan-struct-stub