Since 1954,
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
has developed many gauge lines, in six individual networks with a total length of approximately 1150 km.
Overview
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Atbasar network, 255 km
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Kokchetav
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 La ...
network, 305 km, operational since 1954, partly regauged to
Russian gauge
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Kustanay, 143 km, opened in 1953.
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Utjak to
Peski-Celinnie line, 264 km
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Novo-Uritskoje –
Kovilnaja, 94 km, opened in 1957.
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Bulaevo line, approximately 99 km long, opened in 1957, closed in 1989.
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Kotrbulak Acisaj line via
Ujik,
Kokkija and
Sergo, 47 km industrial railway operated by the metallurgical combine Acpolimetall in
Kentau
Kentau ( kz, Kentau, كەنتاۋ; cyrl, Кентау) is a town in Turkistan Region of Kazakhstan. It is located at the foot of the Karatau mountains 30 km north-east of the city of Turkestan. Kentau was formed in August 1955. In Soviet t ...
, closed in 1980.
Children's railways
Kazakhstan has several children's (pioneers) railways located in or near cities.
Children's (pioneers) railways in Kazakhstan
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*Alma-Ata Children's Railway
The Alma-Ata Children's Railway (russian: Алма-Атинская детская железная дорога, Alma-Atinskaya detskaya zheleznaya doroga) is a narrow-gauge children's railway in Almaty, Kazakhstan, which was called Alma-Ata from ...
, 1.2 km long circular railway opened in 1952.
*Arkaluk Children's Railway, almost nothing is known about this railway. Opened approximately 1986 and closed in 1993.
*Astana Children's Railway, opened in 1946 and closed in 2002.
*Atbasar Children's Railway, opened in November 1979 and has been closed and dismantled between 1991 and 1996.
*Shymkent Children's Railway
The Shymkent Children's Railway (Russian language, Russian: Чимкентская детская железная дорога им. Героя Советского Союза Гани Муратбаева, ''Tschimkentskaja detskaja schelesnaja ...
, 6 km long, opened in 1980.
* Karaganda Children's Railway, 5.1 km long, opened on 1 May 1957.
* Kokchetav Children's Railway, opened in 1984 and closed in 1995.
*Kustanaj Children's Railway, 3 km and opened on 7 October 1978,closed in 1999.
*Kurort-Borovoe Children's Railway, opened in 1979 and closed in 1998/1999.
*Pavlodar Children's Railway, opened in 1979 and closed in 2008.
*Semipalatinsk Children's Railway, 1–2 km long circular railway, opened in 1981 and closed in 1989.
References
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