Kokshetau—1 station ( kk, Көкшетау-1 станциясы, translit=Kökşetau-1 stansiasy; russian: Станция Кокшета́у-1, ''Stantsiya Kokshetau-1'') also previously known as Kokchetav I station ( rus, Кокчета́в I, r=Kokchetav I) is the main

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for commuter rail and long-distance trains departing from the city of

Kokshetau Kokshetau (meaning ''Blueish Mountain'' in Kazakh, kz, Көкшетау, Kökşetau; ; rus, Кокшета́у, p=kokʂɛtaʊ) is a city in northern Kazakhstan and the capital of Akmola Region, which stretches along the southern shore of Lak ...

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, and an important stop along the Trans-Kazakhstan and South Siberian railways. It is one of two stations in the city. The railway station is located north-east from the centre of

, the capital of

Akmola Region Akmola Region ( kz, Ақмола облысы, translit=Aqmola oblysy; russian: Акмолинская область, Akmolinskaya oblast) is a centrally located region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Kokshetau. The national capital, Astana, is en ...

in the northern part of

. It was built initially in 1922 and rebuilt in its current form in 1981. The station serves around average attendance of about 600 people. The station complex provides long-distance and international services (such as

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and

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), and short-distance service

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s (''

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'') for suburbs, minor city stations, and nearby regions. The railway station sits at the eastern end of the long Abai Street, Kokshetau's central thoroughfare. A tall concrete clock guides you to the station.

History

The first building of the station dates back to 1920 with the launch of the Petropavlovsk—Kokchetav railway. In August, 1920, a decision was adopted to build a railroad from Petropavlovsk to Kokchetav. In 1921 the construction of this railroad (263 km) started and was completed ahead of schedule by the summer of 1922 and became the first railway of the Soviet period built in Kazakhstan. The first building of the Kokshetau-1 station was built in 1922, and opened on 2 June. It was then rebuilt in 1949 and served until 1981. The new building of Kokchetav-1 railway station was built in 1981.

Trains and destinations

International

Major Direct Domestic

High-speed rail

Public transport

The station is served by the following municipal public transport services: * Bus: 1, 4, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 36

Station Square

* The sculptural composition "Mother’s Blessing" ( kk, Ананың ақ тілегі, translit=Ananyn Ak Tilegi) placed near the station in 2001. The sculpture of a woman symbolizes the image of a mother who meets and sees off her children and who gives her blessing to them by holding her arms aloft. The monument is made of bronze. Total height is 14 meters.

Gallery

File:Kokshetau-1_station._Kazakhstan,_2019.jpg, Train No. 057X Nur-Sultan - Uralsk, under the electric locomotive KZ4AT-0012 at Kokshetau-1 station. File:The_arrival_of_the_first_train_in_Kokshetau.jpg, Historical view of the station, 1922

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