Germany to Kazakhstan by Rail - part 7: Atyrau - Shymkent by Talgo Train in Grand Class Sleeping Car

Part 7 of the Summer Railway Journey from Heilbronn to Almaty in Kazakhstan; travelling via Frankfurt, Brest, Volgograd, Caspian Sea and Turkestan; KTZ Passenger Train: № 029XA From: Atyrau Railway Station, Kazakhstan To: Almaty-2 Railway Station Video coverage: only from Atyrau to Shymkent Route via: Magat, Kandyagash, Shalkar, Aralsk, Baikonur, Kyzylorda, Turkestan, Arys Railway lines: Trans-Aral Railway, Turksib Travel Class: Grand Class Sleeping Car (First Class two-person compartment with ensuite bathroom and shower) Trainset: Tulpar Talgo Car No: 09 Berth No: 005 Price: KZT 62,000 (approx. EUR 130) Scheduled travel time: 26 hours and 23 minutes Departure Atyrau: 08:32 Ekaterinburg Time (West Kazakhstan) Arrival Shymkent: 11:55 Almaty Time Distance: approx. 1,930 km Travel season: July 2019 Train operator: Kazakhstan Railways “Kazakhstan Temir Zholy“ Diesel Locomotive Atyrau - Arys-2: ТЭ33А-0271 (built by Lokomotiv kurastyru zauyty in Nu