This picture taken on May 27, 2026 shows an Astana Light Metro train (middle C) making a stop at the Astana-Nurly Zhol station during the evening hour 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)

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)

This picture taken through the window of a train travelling from Shymkent to Astana on May 24, 2026 shows a man looking out from the door of another passenger train arriving at Shymkent station, 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)

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)