Passengers can get from the capital to Kurort-Borovoye by electric train in 2.5 hours

12-06-2024

For the convenience of passengers, the National Carrier has reduced the travel time of the high-speed electric train on the Astana-Borovoye Resort route. Now you can get from the capital to a picturesque place in 2.5 hours instead of the previous 4 hours.

For this purpose, the route of electric train No. 7553/7556 was extended by the “Karaganda - Astana” message to Kurort-Borovoye. The train leaves Karaganda to Astana under number 7553/7556 and further from Astana to Kurort-Borovoye it runs under number 6811/6812.

From June 14 this year, the frequency of electric trains will increase from two to five times a week. Now the Karaganda-Astana-Borovoye electric train will run on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

In addition, the route of the electric train No. 7507/7508 “Astana-Kokshetau” is extended to the Saumalkol station; it will run three times a week: on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Also, electric train No. 6829/6830 “Astana-Kokshetau” runs daily towards Borovoe.

The cost of tickets for electric trains varies from 2,271 tenge to 2,943 tenge, which makes travel accessible to all passengers. Tickets for additional electric trains are available from June 11, on the website bilet.railways.kz and at the ticket offices of Passenger Transportation JSC at railway stations.

This year, Passenger Transportation JSC plans to transport about 125 thousand passengers in the directions of Borovskaya and Imantau-Shalkarskaya resort areas, providing a high level of comfort and convenience of travel for the summer period.

The national carrier strongly recommends passengers to plan their trips in advance and purchase tickets in advance to avoid inconvenience and guarantee a seat on the train on the desired date.

If there are no tickets, passengers can use the free “Waiting List” service on the ticket sales website or at the ticket offices of Passenger Transportation JSC.
 

Press service of JSC «NC«Kazakhstan Temir Zholy»