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.[1]
Dostyk Достық бекеті | |
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General information | |
Location | Dostyk, Almaty Region![]() |
Coordinates | 45.253978°N 82.485480°E / 45.253978; 82.485480 |
Line(s) | Turkestan–Siberia Railway spur line |
History | |
Opened | 1954 (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.