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'''Dostyk''' ({{lang-kk|Достық}}) or '''Druzhba''' ({{lang-ru|Дружба}}) is a small town in [[Kazakhstan]]'s [[Almaty Region]], on the border with [[Xinjiang]], [[China]]. It is a [[port of entry]] (by highway and railroad) from [[China]]. The rail portion serves as an important link in the [[Eurasian Land Bridge]]. It is situated in the [[Dzungarian Gate]], a historically significant mountain pass.

== Railways ==
The agreement between the Soviet Union and the [[People's Republic of China|PRC]] to connect Kazakhstan with Western China by rail was achieved in 1954. On the Soviet side, the railway reached the border town of Druzhba (Dostyk) (whose names, both Russian and Kazakh, mean 'friendship' in each respective language) in 1959. On the Chinese side, however, the westward construction of the [[Lanxin railway|Lanzhou-Xinjiang railway]] was stopped once it reached [[Urumqi]] in 1962. Due to the [[Sino-Soviet Split]], the border town remained a sleepy backwater for some 30 years, until the railway link was finally completed on September 12, 1990.

The [[port of entry]] on the Chinese side is [[Alashankou railway station|Alashankou]].

There is a [[bogie exchange]] depot to facilitate the through movement of freight and passengers railcars.<ref>[http://www.railways.kz/ru/dostyk Станция «Достык»]</ref>

== Uniform gauge ==
The railway networks of the two countries use different gauges (China, like most of Europe, uses the [[standard gauge]] of {{RailGauge|1435mm}}, but Kazakhstan uses the broader gauge of {{RailGauge|1520mm|allk=on}}), so there are [[break of gauge|breaks of gauge]]. It is proposed to build a standard gauge [[Transcontinental Railway]] to link Europe and China to bypass these two breaks of gauge. This project was signed in 2004.<ref>http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/trans-kazakhstan-link-will-complete-standard-gauge-transcontinental-artery.html</ref>

The other end of this proposed uniform gauge line is at [[Gorgan]] in [[Iran]].<ref>[http://www.psrail.com/syntx.html Text and Map]</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Qazaqstan Temir Zholy]] (Kazakhstan Railways)
* [[Kyakhta]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.tageo.com/index-e-kz-v-01-d-486245.htm?Dostyq Tageo.com]

{{Almaty Region}}

[[Category:Populated places in Almaty Region]]
[[Category:China–Kazakhstan border crossings]]

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