Surviving 25 HOURS on the WORST Train in Central Asia (Bishkek to Astana)
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- Опубліковано 5 січ 2024
- 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
Yay, another simon channel video - seems like you had a lovely journey on this train too! 😁
it seems simon went bishkek-astana - and you the other way around ?
That is correct, we both took it on seperate occasions
Superalbs went to this train but in reverse. Oh wait, you three with Nonstop went together. Noice!
7:08 These upholstery must be replaced.
Yes he did! We travelled in the stans around the same time but not always on the same trains, this is a case of the latter
I have been in many of these night trains in Russia in the 1990s and 2000s. I think the compartment cars (soft class) are fine and spacious. Of course, aircondition would be a good thing in summer.
It is impressive how they can distinguish between the letters Щ and Ш. Imagine communicating on radio: "This is train number four hundred five shcha" ..."Roger, do you mean four hundred five sha or four hundred five shcha?"
True, that's kinda crazy, although I imagine it would also be complicated to hear the difference between a рь and р or ть was and т
the letter щ gives a more 'sharp' sound as if you insert 'j' in there. ш sh is more soft, rounded sound. I think 'sh' and 'sch' represent the difference very well.
@@gefitrop3496exactly, щ is yotated just like the '-ь' variants you provided here. Nice sensing of the language!
2:33 still better than screw couplers 😛
Did you guys try out the summer-only Bishkek - Balykchy train to lake Issyk-Kul ?
Nonstop and Albs did, or I at least got tickets for them :-)
😂😂 I did enjoy the video a lot more than you enjoyed the train. One train I’ll pass on.
Has to be one of the worst situations being ill in amongst other travellers no real privacy and craving for a quiet place to sleep and recover, well done for finishing your post for the rest of us to evaluate whether to risk this rail travel
Glad you survived
Back in '06 I went Astana to Almaty on a coach very similar to this. I too had horrible stomach trouble. By the end of the journey I was in a worse condition than you were :( I know I got to my hotel but I think someone put me in taxi from the station to the hotel as I have no memory of the journey...
But please keep making these journeys!
That also sounds horrible! Glad it ended well
Why the worst? Train seems to be clean and well maintained despite of his age. And train station in Bishkek was very beatifull and clean as well. I think your opinion has been changed by the heat, the crowds on the train and the food poisoning. Kyrgyzstan is a very underdeveloped country. I expected something much worse.
Nevertheless, thank you for the valuable report!
Greetings from Poland!
It was the worst train i took on my trip across the stans, it was just worse in every aspect. No dining car, no aircon, which on other trains that dont have it at least have windows large enough for proper ventilation you can stick your head out, while being one of the most expensive trains i took there at the same time, this combined with personal factors like the heat and food poisoning made it not great.
So while there might be something even worse out there, i'd stay clear. Also if you haven't seen superalbs video on the train in the other direction, its a good watch he also had a intresting experience for sure! ua-cam.com/video/UmZFnAQwjmw/v-deo.html
Greetings from Denmark! :-)
great video I've subscribe to your channel
Is that the one Superalbs Travels filmed?
Yes, but in the other direction.
I went on what looks like the same train last week from Bishkek to Shymkent. Had an awful experience! Only 12 hours but NO food, NO water and no breaks with stops where we were not let out of the train. Is this normal?
The train should make some stops for 10-15 min even with delays that give you time to do a bit of shopping
Loco class is 2TE10V, or 2TE10W in latin.
Also on Bishkek 1 the locomotive is regular TE33A, nor TEP...
@@Filip7370 Class 33 in Poland is named Kazakh.
Whoops! Unfortunately cyrrilic and locomotive naming schemes there are not my strong point
I'll pass.
Absolute charlatan who clearly didn't prepare and acting super entitled.
Obviously you have no idea what a charlatan is, and I do not see him acting entitled but giving a realistic opinion of the train.
I felt I was being as reasonable as I possibly could. Taken plenty of trains around the stans and this one was the most expensive and the worst product 🤷
in my eyes - you are exaggerating.