Sunday10 November 2024
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LRT is set to launch by the end of 2025.

Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov arrived to inspect the progress of the light rail transit (LRT) construction in Astana, according to Orda.kz.
ЛРТ планируют запустить до конца 2025 года.


“As of today, the phase of laying the beams for the LRT overpass has been completed. By the end of 2024, the construction of the main reinforced concrete structures of the stations is expected to be finished. Next year, the installation of rails, finishing of the stations, and construction of the depot along with the delivery of rolling stock will take place, in addition to the landscaping of the under-overpass area along Kabanybai Batyr Avenue and Kaldayakov Street,” the akim reported.

The LRT line will span a total of 22.5 km. There will be 19 units of rolling stock operating along 18 stations, with a capacity of 652 passengers each. The interval between trains will be 4-5 minutes.

“In the initial phase, a passenger flow of 25,000 people per day is expected, with a maximum passenger flow during peak hours potentially reaching 92,000 people per day. The payment system will be similar to that of the urban transport system, utilizing validation of transport cards or payment via QR code,” government officials clarified.

The Chairman of the Board of City Transportation Systems LLP, Asylbek Duyssenbayev, stated that the launch of the LRT is planned for the end of 2025. The launch was promised for the end of this year in 2023.