Dostyk Border Terminal

KZDOS · Dostyk · Kazakhstan

The original China–Kazakhstan gauge-change crossing and, with Altynkol, the pinch point of the entire New Silk Road.

Border interchange Intermodal terminal Bulk terminal Gauge-change point
Routes from here Track a wagon

Key facts

Station code
KZDOS
City
Dostyk, Kazakhstan
Gauge
Broad (1520 mm) + Standard (1435 mm)
Terminal type
Border interchange, Intermodal terminal, Bulk terminal
Services
Intermodal, Block train, Bulk
Operators
2
Corridors
0

Why this facility matters

Dostyk Border Terminal serves 2 gauges — Broad (1520 mm) and Standard (1435 mm). A train arriving on one gauge cannot continue on the other without either transferring its load or changing bogies, so this is a mandatory stop for any corridor crossing here and the usual place a cross-border transit gains or loses a day.

1520 mm
broad gauge
1435 mm
standard gauge

Operators calling here

2 operators known to serve this facility.

KTZ
Kazakhstan
CR Express
China

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