"Almaty-1” railway station transformation

Pavement tiles have now been laid on the renovated station square, the area of landscaping has been expanded and more than 40 trees have been planted. Small architectural forms were done and Alibi Zhangildin monument’s facing was renewed.

In order to improve public safety, video cameras have been installed.

In front of the railway station, flows were distributed with priority for public transport, pedestrian crossings with security islands were equipped. In future, bus stop complexes of a modern format will be done.

The governor of the city noted that the Head of State paid a special attention to the development of tourism and the transport and logistics services sector. This year, in Almaty, the areas in front of the Almaty-1 and Almaty-2 railway stations were updated, together with KTZh JSC, a road map was developed for the modernization of the buildings themselves. In parallel, the reconstruction of the international bus station "Sayran".

“The head of state in the massive noted that in cities it’s necessary to create a comfortable environment for our residents. Next year we will continue to modernize both the historical center of Almaty and each district of our city. In just a couple of years, over 50% of yards were reconstructed in Turksib district. Next year, another 200 yards will be repaired, so all the yards of the oldest district of Almaty will be renewed, ” Bauyrzhan Baybek said.

In addition, next year, in Turksib district, Sauranbayev street will be modernized for pedestrians and two squares will be reconstructed. Sholokhov Street will be repaired in the area from Suyunbay avenue to Yerzhanova street with the expansion of sidewalks and planting .

It should be mentioned that in Almaty as a part of the development of a comfortable urban environment, two-thirds of the historic center of the city have already been reconstructed, 524 streets and almost 1,400 old courtyards have been repaired. Replaced 300 km of channels and more than 800 km of utilities. all subways of the city were updated.

Until the end of the year, a third of all street lighting will be transferred to LED and energy-saving lamps, and the share of new public transport will be increased to 80%.