There are few places left in Karaganda where architecture is combined as a business card of the city and a modern railway station. The exterior and interior look have been preserved to the maximum, everything is well thought out to preserve the magnificent building. Among the advantages, it has become more modern and convenient for meeting, waiting and traveling passengers. The disadvantages are the same uncomfortable metal chairs, there is no complete information about trains in the waiting rooms, exits on the tracks, and there is no separation between long-distance and suburban trains. Everything can already be done so that people don't run all over the station. There are a lot of ticket offices on the ground floor and there is no access on the second floor, when you can reduce the ticket offices on the first floor or move part of them to the second floor. Now they mostly buy Online, they only buy tickets for trains, and that can also be online. There are huge walk-through corridors and not a single place to sit. When several trains arrive, the waiting rooms are crowded, especially in winter. The transition is well done to other platforms, but no one walks on them, everyone goes through the platforms, because the waiting rooms are located next to the first one. Make commuter transportation only on tracks 3 and 4 and a waiting room on the second with an exit, it will be very convenient and people will get used to it. Cafes and shops, devices need to be put on the second floor, to make room for passengers who need to drink tea or buy something, they will go to the second floor themselves, especially since there are cool excellent escalators.
Well-maintained territory. The bus station next to the railway station is very convenient. Buses in all directions are the main ones. There is a website with a lot of useful information for passengers.
It is very convenient that the railway and the bus station are in one place. Well, I liked the location too. There is a large shopping center and a park with a lake very close by. While waiting for a transfer, I managed to take a walk)