Train journey to the heart of Kalmykia. Svetlograd - Elista. TRAVEL BY TRAIN to Elista. Part 5

The video follows train No. 698, an Anapa‑Elista service hauled by a diesel locomotive TEP70BS‑238, as it departs from Svetlograd at 0:00 and heads across the Kalmyk steppes toward the regional capital, Elista. At 35:55 the train stops at the dismantled station of Egen, then at 45:35 it arrives at Ipatovo. After a brief pause, it reaches the dismantled Derbetovka station at 1:06:25, continues to Divnoe at 1:50:50, and then to Uldyuchiny at 3:00:00. A camera system failure occurs at the start of the Uldyuchiny‑Elista stretch, causing a three‑minute gap in the footage, which the operator quickly repairs. The train passes the dismantled Khar‑Bulg station at 3:48:50 before arriving in Elista at 4:20:05. Along the way, a recovery train No. 309 is seen at 0:50 near Svetlograd, and a CHME3‑3973 locomotive appears at 47:34. The journey marks the first rail arrival in Elista in six years, with the Republic of Kalmykia officially beginning its segment at 2:35:45.