Night train route
Tulpar Talgo
Almaty → Astana · Kazakhstan
Kazakh-assembled Talgo sets glide low over the steppe, tracking Lake Balkhash’s western shore all night between the old and new capitals.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 97% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 4 m); the longest stretch away from it is 10 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Kazakhstan Temir Zholy — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
Questions and answers
How long is the Tulpar Talgo?
The Tulpar Talgo runs 1,300 km from Almaty to Astana.
How long does the Tulpar Talgo take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 16 h 19 min for the 1,300 km. That is an average of 80 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 140 km/h.
Who runs the Tulpar Talgo?
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), with Tulpar-Talgo.
How old is the Tulpar Talgo?
The line has been in service since 2002. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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