I took Uzbekistan's longest sleeper train, and it was STRANGE!

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Time to head to a new country, and try out train travel in Uzbekistan! I'll be riding the mysterious sleeper train you've never heard of. I'll be spending 22 hours on this old Soviet train, running through the arid mountains and desert of this Central Asian country, including the highly secretive Qamchik Tunnel.
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Journey Details:
Origin: Andijon-1
Destination: Xiva
Company: Oʻzbekiston Temir Yoʻllari (UTI)
Train: UTI O'Z-Y / UTI 2O'ZUY + Ammendorf
Accommodation: Kupe Sleeping Carriage (C4)
Distance: 1,438 kiloemtres / 894 miles
Price: 266,780 som (£18.20 / €21.30 / $23.20)
Time: 21 hours 26 minutes, arrived 3 minutes late
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@louisp52

You aren't allowed to fiilm the Qamchiq Tunnel for the same reason you can't film The Chorvoq Dam: It's really important strategic infrastructure and they are terrified of terror attacks. The tunnel is one of the only means of connecting the Fergana valley (which produces most of the countries food) to the rest of the country. The Dam also has really high security because if it had a hole put in it Tashkent would be flooded in 10 minutes.

@yugomonke1

Its been a while since the last upload, what happened?

@willemsberg

Secrecy concerning tunnels seems to be a thing in countries with a 'less then stellar' reputation concerning democracy. I remember taking a bus in Egypt from Cairo to Sharm al-Shaykh: where (in order to pass through the Suez Canal road tunnel) everybody had to disembark, take their luggage from the baggage-hold and be subjected to a passport check and manual suitcase inspection. The bus then going through multiple security barriers manned with heavily armoured guards. Probably a case of overblown security-theatre and different security and police organisations trying to one-up eachother.

@O.OEVA-OC

I really love your videos, and I don't mean to hate, but please, do something about your music choice. The no copyright electronic music sounds very unfitting and can get annoying at times.

@lukethomas.125

Yes please. Love to see the regional Talgo

@jonathanirons231

The dust coming out of that pillow ...😵‍💫

@MrIamcool3123

Why haven’t you been uploading?

@vitekkozov3980

I rode Uzbek trains from Khiva all the way back to Tashkent on 3 different days last year. It was an amazing experience! I will never forget the views over the desert as the sun started to set, seeing no signs of civilization from the window in any direction. The train was packed to the brim and some locals sang beautifully and played the guitar. The only thing I regret was taking an upper bed in the cheapest class: I thought I was about to pass out from the heat before the train finally started moving and I could breathe some fresh air.

@thealmightydoge5653

What shocks me is about how unique trains can be in ex-USSR countries! Great video!

@FurqatAbdulrazzoq

Just a little bit of correction: Namangan is actually the second largest city in Uzbekistan.

@mrkevind

I loved how the dust flew out of the pillow when you smacked it! I guess the attendant wasn’t cleaning while you waited!

@perrathje1345

Once again: Thank you for a great video! I'm 64, but if I was your age, you'd inspire me to do what you're doing. 🙂

@u1zha

The station facades have nice consistent looks, I like that bit of apparent solid masonry framing the glass panels, leaves a better impression than simple concrete glass and metal "international style" boxes

@Zugdurchfahrt311

I was pretty surprised on how good the tracks seemed to be maintained (espacially comparing to other centrail eastern countrys)

@shiraharataurus1414

Very nice pronouciation of Zhuzhou! 9/10 from a Chinese!

@agripel1

I had 2 trips on the Afrosiyob in April 2024 from Bukhara to Samarkand and from Samarkand to Tashkent. The train is nice with lots of legroom even in economy class and an overall comfortable experience.

@vedants.vispute77

World is so big and diverse. May all countries get the prosperity for a better quality of life :)

@jptv5726

was surprised to see that the man in front of you at the ticket check was carrying a Hema bag.

@NonstopEurotrip

This video deserves more views ❤

@paristen8556

I had a trip to Uzbekistan in 2012 so things may have changed, but we took the Talgo from Samarkand to Tashkent which was splendid, peculiarly like a European train although the landscape through the windows was very foreign - a shepherd on horseback looking after a flock, for instance. We also went from Tashkent to Ferghana and back by road, saw much of your desert landscapes on desert/mountain roads, and often overlooked the timur yol (iron road) as we drove along. I was very struck by the amount of commercial traffic, trucks going one way with Belgian plates, the other way with Chinese plates. It's a truly strange part of the world for us western Europeans. Thanks for the video!