AFP presents a reportage of 25 photos taken between May 17 and May 28, 2026 by photographer Philip Fong of views and cities along the railway network in 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. Search for all these reportage images using: KAZAKHSTAN-TOURISM-RAILWAY Search 'REPORTAGE ' to source all feature, magazine and visual stories (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP via Getty Images)