Astana-Nurly Zhol station
Astana-Nurly Zhol Астана Нұрлы жол | ||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 51°06′45″N 71°31′54″E / 51.112389°N 71.531752°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Kazakhstan Temir Zholy | |||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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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.
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. The design was awarded first place in the MIPIM AR Future Projects Award.
In October 2018, a bus station named Saparjai-2 was opened inside the building. The total area of the parking lot for buses and cars is 8600 sq. m. From 2019-2022 the station was named Nur-Sultan-Nurly Zhol after the city changed its name in March 2019.