This picture taken on May 28, 2026 shows passengers disembarking from a train travelling from Astana-Nurly Zhol station to Almaty, at Almaty 2 station, the major transportation hub of the former capital city. The railway network of Kazakhstan, the world's largest landlocked country, runs on Soviet-era broad gauge (1520mm) track and stretches more than 16,500 kilometres. Overnight sleeper train travel between major cities is a popular way to explore both the historic and modern sides of Kazakhstan, Central Asia's most developed economy. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP via Getty Images)

This picture taken on May 22, 2026 shows railway personnel posing before their train's departure from Turkestan station. The railway network of Kazakhstan, the world's largest landlocked country, runs on Soviet-era broad gauge (1520mm) track and stretches more than 16,500 kilometres. Overnight sleeper train travel between major cities is a popular way to explore both the historic and modern sides of Kazakhstan, Central Asia's most developed economy. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP via Getty Images)

This picture taken on May 25, 2026 shows buildings lit by the late afternoon sun as a pedestrian walks along a footpath in the city centre of Astana. The railway network of Kazakhstan, the world's largest landlocked country, runs on Soviet-era broad gauge (1520mm) track and stretches more than 16,500 kilometres. Overnight sleeper train travel between major cities is a popular way to explore both the historic and modern sides of Kazakhstan, Central Asia's most developed economy. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP via Getty Images)

This long exposure photograph taken through the window of a train travelling from Shymkent to Astana on May 24, 2026 shows the night sky over southeastern Kazakhstan. The railway network of Kazakhstan, the world's largest landlocked country, runs on Soviet-era broad gauge (1520mm) track and stretches more than 16,500 kilometres. Overnight sleeper train travel between major cities is a popular way to explore both the historic and modern sides of Kazakhstan, Central Asia's most developed economy. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP via Getty Images)

This picture taken on May 25, 2026 shows people walking past the Nur-Astana Mosque, the third largest mosque in Central Asia, in Astana. The railway network of Kazakhstan, the world's largest landlocked country, runs on Soviet-era broad gauge (1520mm) track and stretches more than 16,500 kilometres. Overnight sleeper train travel between major cities is a popular way to explore both the historic and modern sides of Kazakhstan, Central Asia's most developed economy. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP via Getty Images)

This picture taken on May 22, 2026 shows railway personnel looking on and gesturing beside a train car after posing for video footage for a passenger (L) at Turkestan station. The railway network of Kazakhstan, the world's largest landlocked country, runs on Soviet-era broad gauge (1520mm) track and stretches more than 16,500 kilometres. Overnight sleeper train travel between major cities is a popular way to explore both the historic and modern sides of Kazakhstan, Central Asia's most developed economy. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP via Getty Images)

This picture taken on May 28, 2026 shows passengers in the dining car of a train travelling from Astana-Nurly Zhol station to Almaty 2 station, passing near Chu city. The railway network of Kazakhstan, the world's largest landlocked country, runs on Soviet-era broad gauge (1520mm) track and stretches more than 16,500 kilometres. Overnight sleeper train travel between major cities is a popular way to explore both the historic and modern sides of Kazakhstan, Central Asia's most developed economy. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP via Getty Images)

This picture taken on May 23, 2026 shows the evening sky as pedestrians (bottom R) walk along a path at dusk in downtown Shymkent city in southern Kazakhstan. The railway network of Kazakhstan, the world's largest landlocked country, runs on Soviet-era broad gauge (1520mm) track and stretches more than 16,500 kilometres. Overnight sleeper train travel between major cities is a popular way to explore both the historic and modern sides of Kazakhstan, Central Asia's most developed economy. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP via Getty Images)