6 days on the train to Irkutsk

Map Khiva - Irkutsk - Graz

Not the most direct route....


Sunday 2005-09-25

Train trip to Irkutsk:
Turtgul 13:24 - Atyrau 16:22 (2nd day)
Atyrau 18:50 (2nd day) - Tobol 4:54 (4th day)
Tobol 5:24 (4th day) - Astana 17:07 (4th day)
Astana 20:54 (4th day) - Omsk 8:18 (5th day)
Omsk 12:22 (5th day) - Irkutsk 2:33 (7th day)

Turtgul station:




Train 331 from Tashkent to Saratov:


At the dining car:



Monday 2005-09-26

During the night the train passed the border between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

In the Kazakh step:








Me and the "provodnik" (conducor):


At Atyrau in Kazakhstan I had two hours to wait for the connecting train to Astana. Unfortunately I got only tickets to Tobol and had to buy another ticket from there to Astana in another sleeping car.









Tuesday 2005-09-27

Long stop at Aktyubinsk station:


Party with new friends...



Wednesday 2005-09-28

We were approaching Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan:


My fellow passengers between Tobol and Astana:


Astana station:




I arrived at 17:07 and continued about four hours later with the overnight train to Omsk in Russia.


Thursday 2005-09-29

Near Omsk:




Train Karaganda - Astana - Omsk:


Omsk:




Trip Omsk - Irkutsk:


Whereas it had been quite hot (up to 35 degrees) in Uzbekistan some days ago, here in Siberia autumn had already begun:





Friday 2005-09-30

At Kranojarsk station:





Saturday 2005-10-01

Arrival at Irkutsk at 2:33 (Moscow time, 7:33 local time)

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