Astana-Nurly Zhol Астана Нұрлы жол | |
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General information | |
Coordinates | 51°06′45″N 71°31′54″E / 51.112389°N 71.531752°E |
Owned by | Kazakhstan Temir Zholy |
Construction | |
Parking | Yes |
History | |
Opened | 1 June 2017 |
Astana-Nurly Zhol (Kazakh: Acтана-Нұрлы жол, Astana-Nurly Jol) is a main train station and bus station in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. As part of the infrastructure build up to Expo 2017 the station is located near Mynzhyldyk Alley with a new capacity of 35,000 it was opened on June 1, 2017.[1][2][3]
The 45,000 ft² station building has an enclosed space of 110,000m², a 70,000m² car park and 2,550m long railway platforms. It was designed by the Turkish company Tabanlıoğlu Architects.[4] The design was awarded first place in the MIPIM AR Future Projects Award.[5]
In October 2018, a bus station named Saparjai-2 was opened inside the building.[6] The total area of the parking lot for buses and cars is 8600 sq. m.[7] From 2019-2022 the station was named Nur-Sultan-Nurly Zhol after the city changed its name in March 2019.[8]