20:04, 02 March 2011 | GMT +5
Through railway service between Atyrau and Astana to start June 1
ATYRAU. March 2. KAZINFORM /Andrei Sokolov/ "The first through train from Atyrau to Astana will start running this June 1," Transport and Communications Minister of Kazakhstan Abelgazy Kussainov told.
The high-speed train Atyrau-Astana will consist of 10 carriages. It will let carry more than 400 passengers in one direction.