Avoid Central Asia’s most CORRUPT train!
This journey was something I wasn't expecting! I took a train from Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan, with an old and outdated interior. But things got worse, as the staff asked me for something that I've never been asked for on a train before... ????
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Journey Details:
Origin: Astana-Nurly Zhol
Destination: Bishkek-2
Company: Kyrgyz Temir Joly (KJD)
Train: Various + Ammendorf
Accommodation: Kupe Sleeping Carriage (C4)
Distance: 1286 kilometres / 799 miles
Price: 157,244₸ (£271.90 / €317.30 / $346.90)
Time: 25 hours 28 minutes, arrived 84 minutes late
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Germany to Kazakhstan by Rail - part 8: Shymkent - Almaty on the Turksib in Talgo Sleeping Car
Kazakh Passenger Talgo Train: № 029XA
From: Shymkent Railway Station, Kazakhstan
To: Almaty-2 Railway Station
Route via: Taraz, Lugovoy, Shu
Transit through: Kyrgyzstan
Railway lines: Turkestan-Siberia Railway (Turksib)
Travel Class: Grand Class Sleeping Car (Luxury Sleeper)
Bathroom: Ensuite shower
Trainset: Tulpar Talgo, Kazakhstan
Car No: 09
Berth No: 005
Price: EUR 130
Distance: 770 km
Scheduled travel time: 10 hours and 50 minutes
Departure from Shymkent: 12h05
Arrival in Almaty-2: 22h55
Travel season: Summer 2019
Train operator: Kazakhstan Railways Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ)
Electric Locomotive,used for Shymkent - Almaty-2: KZ4AC-0024 (CRRC
Zhuzhou Locomotive, China)
Part 1 - EuroNight EN 453 Karlsruhe - Warsaw: youtu.be/ueaaehfBeUo
Part 2 - Russian Train № 024Й Warsaw - Minsk: youtu.be/SdKF7HnFBag
Part 3 - Belarusian Train № 002Б Minsk - Moscow: youtu.be/jXW4kWS3mCE
Part 4 - Russian Train No.001И Moscow - Volgograd: youtu.be/xzr4vFtfv8o
Part 5 - Exploring Volgograd/Stalingrad: youtu.be/DKtBc4a05ps
Part 6 - Tajik Passenger Train № 319З Volgograd - Atyrau: youtu.be/0Xb3K20qeLI
Part 7 - Kazakh Talgo Train № 029XA Atyrau - Shymkent: youtu.be/KOHzLKglWZI
Part 8 - Kazakh Talgo Train № 029XA Shymkent - Almaty-2: this video
Пассажирский поезд КТЗ: № 029ХАО
Откуда: Шымкент, Казахстан
Куда: вокзал Алматы-2
Маршрут через: Тараз, Луговой, Шу
Железнодорожные линии: Туркеста́но-Сиби́рская магистра́ль (Турксиб)
Транзит через: Кыргызстан
К ласс поездки: Вагон класса «Гранд» (спальный вагон св)
Поезд: Тулпар Тальго
Номер вагон: № 09
Место для сидения: 005
Цена: 130 евро
Расстояние: 1930 км
Время в пути: 10 часов 50 минуты
Отправление: 12h05
Прибытие: 22h55
Оператор поезда: Казахстанская железная дорога (КТЖ)
Электровоз Шымкент - Алматы-2: KZ4AC-0024
ҚТЖ пойызы: № 029XA
Кімнен: Шымкент, Қазақстан
Кімге: Алматы-2 вокзалы
Бағдар: Тараз, Луговой, Шу (Түрксіб теміржол құрылысы)
Пойыз операторы: «Қазақстан темір жолы» (ҚТЖ)
Пойыз түрі: Тұлпар Тальго
Surviving 25 HOURS on the WORST Train in Central Asia (Bishkek to Astana)
Join me today as I recount one of my most challenging train travel experiences. Embarking on a 25-hour overnight journey from Bishkek to Astana, spanning Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, I'll take you through the ordeal of cramped trains lacking air conditioning, barely functional windows, and temperatures soaring close to 40 degrees Celsius. All of this while battling food poisoning and confronting the less-than-pleasant conditions of the train toilets. Come along for an unforgettable experience—one I'm eager to put behind me.
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Train type: 2TE10B + various Kyrgyz carriges
Route: Bishkek to Astana train continues to Kazan
Train: 405
Distance: 1285 km
Journey time: 25h43m
Average speed: 50 km/h
Price: 80 euro or about 40000 ktz
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