Astana LRT Could Get A New Name
Collage: Orda.kz
Astana’s LRT may be renamed Tarlan-Astana. Deputies proposed the change at a meeting of the city maslikhat, Orda.kz reports.
No final decision has been made yet. Earlier, the system operator, CTS, said the abbreviation LRT, or Light Rail Transit, is a widely accepted international term and that there were no plans to change it.
Doszhan Isabek, acting head of Astana’s Department of Language Development and Archival Affairs, said residents had suggested several possible names, including Sunkar, Lashyn, Aspan and Tarlan. The commission supported the Tarlan-Astana option.
It is proposed not just to name the LRT, but to give it a short, user-friendly name with cultural significance,Isabek said.
An additional 18.3 billion tenge will also be allocated to improve and develop the urban environment around LRT stations.
Original author: Alexander Smolin
Read also:
Latest news
- World’s Highest Skating Rink Cuts Parking Fees
- Kazakhstan to Use AI to Predict When Roads Need Repairs
- Kazakhstan Reappoints Heads of National Bank, KNB and Key Legal Institutions
- Kazakhstan’s Cashless Payments Top 500 Billion Tenge a Day
- Tourists Face Penalty for Painting Rock Near Lake Shalkar
- Pavlodar Refinery Delays Maintenance to Avoid Fuel Shortages
- Kazakhstan’s First Kurultai Election: What the Turnout and Exit Polls Show
- “Ask Me Next Year”: Tokayev Declines to Reveal Reelection Plans
- Tokayev Says Kazakhstan’s Vice President Will Be Named Within 10 Days
- Kazakh Uranium Giant Plans Major Sales to China and Russia
- Atyrau Oil Company Fined Nearly 1.5 Billion Tenge for Environmental Violations
- Kazakhstan’s Credit Rating Upgraded for First Time in a Decade
- While Thousands Lost Power, KEGOC Executives Received Nearly Half a Billion Tenge
- Changi Airport Group May Help Build Astana’s New Airport
- US Again Extends Deadline for Lukoil to Sell Its Assets in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan Extradites Business Manager From Russia in 290 Million Tenge Tax Case
- Released Amur Tiger Successfully Hunts in Kazakhstan’s Wild
- Kazakhstan Moves to Develop Critical Minerals as Global Competition Intensifies
- Another Performance by Kazakh Stand-Up Comedian Called Off
- Uzbekistan Begins Preparations for Second Nuclear Power Plant
