Germany to Kazakhstan by Rail

[The Lawspeaker]

Part One of the Summer Railway Journey from Heilbronn, Germany to Kapchagay, Kazakhstan; travelling via Karlsruhe, Berlin, Warsaw, Minsk, Moscow, Volgograd, Atyrau, Shymkent, and Almaty;
Train: EuroNight EN 453
From: Paris Gare de l’Est, France
To: Moscow Belorusskaya, Russian Federation
Travelling: from Karlsruhe Hbf, Germany to Warszawa Wschodnia, Poland
Route via: Frankfurt/Main, Erfurt, Halle/Saale, Berlin, Frankfurt/Oder, Poznan, Torun, Ilawa
Travel Class: Kupe Wagon (Second Class sleeping compartment)
Car No: 257 Seat No: 36 (upper berth)
Wagon Model: WLABmz 61-4476 RIC
Registration: RZD 62 85 78-90 167-8
Manufacturer: Siemens and Transmashholding in Tver
Price: RUB 11,500 (approx. EUR 163)
Scheduled travel time: 14 hours and 16 minutes
Distance: 456 km
Travel season: November 2018
Train operator: RZD Russian Railways, Moscow Railway
Technical operator: DB Fernverkehr (Germany), PKP Intercity (Poland)
Locomotives: DB Class 101 (Offenburg - Berlin Lichtenberg) and Siemens EuroSprinter Class EU44-006 (Berlin Lichtenberg - Warszawa Wschodnia)

Part Two of the Summer Railway Journey from Heilbronn, Germany to Kapchagay, Kazakhstan; travelling via Frankfurt, Poznan, Brest, Moscow, Volgograd, Atyrau, Shymkent, and Almaty;
Train: № 024Й / EuroNight EN 453
From: Paris Gare de l’Est, France
To: Moscow Belorusskaya, Russia
Travelling: from Warszawa Wschodnia, Poland to Minsk Pasažyrski, Belarus
Route via: Siedlce, Terespol, Brest-Central, Baranovichi
Travel Class: Kupe Wagon (Second Class sleeping compartment)
Car No: 257 Seat No: 26 (upper berth) Wagon Model: WLABmz 61-4476 RIC
Manufacturer: Siemens and Transmashholding in Tver
Price: RUB 6,750 (approx. EUR 92)
Scheduled travel time: 9 hours and 31 minutes
Distance: approx. 500 km
Travel season: June 2019 Train operator: RZD Russian Railways, Moscow Railway
Technical operator: PKP Intercity (Poland), Belarusian Railway (Belarus)
Locomotives: PKP Intercity EP07-344 (Warsaw - Brest) and Moscow Railway Skoda ЧС8-063 (Brest - Minsk - Vyazma)

Part Three of the Summer Railway Journey from Heilbronn to Almaty; travelling via Berlin, Warsaw, Minsk, Moscow, Volgograd, Atyrau, and Shymkent; Premium Train: № 002Б "Belarus"
From: Minsk Pasažyrski, Belarus
To: Moscow Belorusskaya, Russia
Route via: Orsha, Osinovka, Smolensk, Vyazma (Moscow - Brest Railway)
Travel Class: Spalny Wagon (First Class sleeping compartment)
Car No: 02 Berth No: 8 Wagon Model: 61-779A
Manufacturer: Gomel Wagon Building Plant and Kryukov Railway Car Building Works, Ukraine
Price: RUB 11,550 (approx. EUR 154)
Scheduled travel time: 9 hours and 59 minutes
Departure: 22:08 Minsk Time
Arrival: 08:07 Moscow Time
Distance: approx. 750 km
Travel season: June 2019 during the Minsk European Games
Train operator: Belarusian Railway, Moscow Railway (RZD Russian Railway)
Locomotive Minsk - Vyazma: Skoda ЧС4Т-476 (Moscow Railway, Depot Vyazma, built in 1981)
Locomotive Vyazma - Moscow: Skoda ЧС7-027 (Moscow Railway, Depot Moscow Kurskaya, built in 1984)

Part Four of the Summer Railway Journey from Heilbronn to Almaty; travelling via Karlsruhe, Erfurt, Poznan, Brest, Moscow, Volgograd, Atyrau, Aralsk, and Turkestan on the Silk Road; Premium Train: № 001И "Volgograd"
From: Moscow Paveletsky Railway Station, Russia
To: Volgograd-1 Railway Station
Route via: Uzunovo, Pavelets, Michurinsk-Voronezhskiy, Gryazi-Voronezhskie (South Eastern Railway), Povorino,
Filonovo Travel Class: De Luxe Sleeping Car Car No: 19 Berth No: 05 and 06 Price: RUB 16,050 (approx. EUR 235)
Scheduled travel time: 18 hours and 15 minutes
Departure: 14:05 Moscow Time
Arrival: 09:15 Samara Time
Distance: approx. 1,100 km Travel season: July 2019
Train operator: Volga Railway, RZD Russian Railway Electric
Locomotive Moscow - Uzunovo: Kolomna Locomotive Works ЭП2К-337 (Moscow Railway, Depot Ozherelye, built in 2016) Electric Locomotive Uzunovo - Gryazi: Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant ЭП1М-524 (South-Eastern Railway, Depot Rossosh/Voronezh, built in 2008) Diesel Locomotive Gryazi - Volgograd: Kolomna Locomotive Works ТЭП70-0310 (Volga Railway, Depot Volgograd-Passazhirskoe, built in 1992)

[KirillMazur]

On third video (in Moscow), between about 22-30 and 22-35 you can see Kuntsevo district of Moscow. I live a 15 minute walk from here at a fast pace.

[The Lawspeaker]

Part Five of the Summer Railway Journey from Germany to Kazakhstan; travelling via Frankfurt, Halle/Saale, Berlin, Warsaw, Minsk, Moscow, Volgograd, Aralsk, and Shymkent on the Silk Road; Exploring all important sights of Volgograd (formerly known as Stalingrad during the Second World War), incl. Mamayev Kurgan, Motherland Calls Statue, Victory Park, Volgograd Panorama Museum "The Battle of Stalingrad", Pavlov House, Mel'nitsa Gergardta, Hall of Military Glory, and Square of Heroes; Part 1 (EuroNight EN 453 Karlsruhe - Warsaw): https://youtu.be/ueaaehfBeUo Part 2 (Premium Train № 024Й Warsaw - Minsk): https://youtu.be/SdKF7HnFBag Part 3 (Premium Train № 002Б Minsk - Moscow): https://youtu.be/jXW4kWS3mCE Part 4 (Premium Train No.001И Moscow - Volgograd): https://youtu.be/xzr4vFtfv8o