A short stop at night gives passengers the chance to buy some fresh fruits.

The train stops in Shykment and passengers buy bread from sellers on the platform.

A man looks out of the carriage window and smokes a cigarette. Smoking on trains was prohibited in Kazakhstan a few years ago, but many people on the long distance trains still do it.

Aliya (20) sits by a train carriage window. 'This train is now only a few stops from its destination. Most of the time the train runs on time, but every now and then it makes extraordinary stops, f...

A girl plays with a paper aeroplane on a long distance train journey.

A uniformed train guard stands between trains in the station at Almaty.

Hot water is poured from a large urn to make tea in the restaurant carriage of a train.

A young woman stands in a train carriage. Dasha is 30 and is originally from Russia. She has lived in Kazakhstan all her life and works in mining. Although she considers Kazakhstan her home, she fa...

People walk across the train tracks with their luggage after getting off a train.

A girl lies on her bed in the sleeper carriage of a long distance train.

A baby lies and looks out of the window in a sleeper compartment on a long distance train.

A view of the Kazakh steppe.

A view out of a train carriage window to the dry Kazakh steppe.

A folding table covered in food and drink in a train carriage. Food plays an important social role in Kazakhstan. In the train compartment, food is shared between passengers, as a sign of respect...

A folding table covered in food and drink in a train carriage. Food plays an important social role in Kazakhstan. In the train compartment, food is shared between passengers, as a sign of respect...