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A mother and her son sit in the half-empty third class (known as platzkart) of the Kazakh Astrakhan–Atyrau train. Due to airfares often too high, the train remains the most used means of transport for Kazakhs travelling long distances. Given the vastness of Kazakhstan, journeys are often very long, lasting up to several days. Therefore, […]

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A mother and her son sit in the half-empty third class (known as platzkart) of the Kazakh Astrakhan–Atyrau train. Due to airfares often too high, the train remains the most used means of transport for Kazakhs travelling long distances. Given the vastness of Kazakhstan, journeys are often very long, lasting up to several days. Therefore, a train journey is the best way to discover Kazakh customs and get a glimpse of their daily life.

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The Trans-Kakarkum Desert Express between the oases of Erbent and Bokurdak in Turkmenistan. Credit: Joachim Bohndorf (Germany)Find all of our photos of the day here.

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The Trans-Kakarkum Desert Express between the oases of Erbent and Bokurdak in Turkmenistan. Credit: Joachim Bohndorf (Germany)Find all of our photos of the day here.

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Thirty kilometers outside the city of Aktau is the Mangystau train station, men wait to board one of the pale blue wagons to take the train to Beyneu. Credit: Ashley et Quentin (France) Find all of our photos of the day here.

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Thirty kilometers outside the city of Aktau is the Mangystau train station, men wait to board one of the pale blue wagons to take the train to Beyneu. Credit: Ashley et Quentin (France) Find all of our photos of the day here.

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Between Kyzart and Song Kol Lake in Kyrgyzstan, a child spends time with his dog.Credit: Thang Vincent (France)Find all of our photos of the day here.

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Between Kyzart and Song Kol Lake in Kyrgyzstan, a child spends time with his dog.Credit: Thang Vincent (France)Find all of our photos of the day here.

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In Kyrgyzstan, workers going back to their homes through the train tracks. Credit: Simon MassicotteFind all of our photos of the day here.

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In Kyrgyzstan, workers going back to their homes through the train tracks. Credit: Simon MassicotteFind all of our photos of the day here.

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At the station in Beyneu, Kazakhstan, fresh coal is loaded onto a train heading for Nukus, Uzbekistan. The Kazak government expressed plans in 2019 to stop heating the trains with coal, but that change has not yet taken place. Burning this coal will keep the passengers warm against the negative temperatures outside. Credit: Ashley et Quentin (France) […]

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At the station in Beyneu, Kazakhstan, fresh coal is loaded onto a train heading for Nukus, Uzbekistan. The Kazak government expressed plans in 2019 to stop heating the trains with coal, but that change has not yet taken place. Burning this coal will keep the passengers warm against the negative temperatures outside. Credit: Ashley et Quentin (France) Find all of our photos of the day here.

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On a train lumbering through the Kazakh desert, the corridor becomes a playground for the restless children onboard. Credit: Ashley et Quentin (France)Find all of our photos of the day here.

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On a train lumbering through the Kazakh desert, the corridor becomes a playground for the restless children onboard. Credit: Ashley et Quentin (France)Find all of our photos of the day here.

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Nurlan unpackages a tightly wrapped bag with his lunch. Passengers on this train bring enough food from home to get them through the ride, and their own sweets to go along with the tea served from the communal teapot between the wagons. Credit: Ashley et Quentin (France) Find all of our photos of the day […]

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Nurlan unpackages a tightly wrapped bag with his lunch. Passengers on this train bring enough food from home to get them through the ride, and their own sweets to go along with the tea served from the communal teapot between the wagons. Credit: Ashley et Quentin (France) Find all of our photos of the day here.

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It’s 7:30 in the morning and it’s already over 30 degrees. July mornings are not cool in southern Kazakhstan. After 24 hours of travelling through the steppes, the train will soon arrive in Shymkent.Credit: Hubert-Félix Delattre (France) Find all of our photos of the day here.

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It’s 7:30 in the morning and it’s already over 30 degrees. July mornings are not cool in southern Kazakhstan. After 24 hours of travelling through the steppes, the train will soon arrive in Shymkent.Credit: Hubert-Félix Delattre (France) Find all of our photos of the day here.

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View of the Kazakh steppes by a train crossing from Kazakhstan. Credit: Antonin Lechat (France) Find all of our photos of the day here.

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View of the Kazakh steppes by a train crossing from Kazakhstan.

Credit: Antonin Lechat (France)

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A traveller tries to break the monotony of a three-day train journey by looking at the sober horizon of the steppes of Kazakhstan. Credit: Antoine Béguier (France) Find all of our photos of the day here.

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A traveller tries to break the monotony of a three-day train journey by looking at the sober horizon of the steppes of Kazakhstan.

Credit: Antoine Béguier (France)

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