K3 train basic information
Train profile
Operator: K3 is operated by China.
Operation time: It departs from Beijing Railway Station every Wednesday 1 1: 22, passes through Mongolia, and arrives at Moscow Yaroslavski Railway Station on Monday 13: 58.
How to purchase tickets: It is absolutely feasible to purchase Beijing-Erlian and Erlian = Moscow separately.
If you want to go to Ulaanbaatar for a few days and then go to Russia, you can choose K23 = Ulaanbaatar in Beijing. K23 has opened a new carriage, which is now at the level of the domestic Z-prefix through train, and the conditions inside are of course much better than K3.
Train socket
K3 train uses European standard socket, and the voltage in the high bag is 220V, while the voltage marked in the hard sleeper is only 46 V. Although the voltage marked in the hard sleeper is much lower than the current plug 100-220V, all plugs can be used normally except the original Apple plug.
Train toilet
There is only one bathroom in each hard sleeper. In fact, there is a bathroom, which will not be opened at ordinary times except for the conductor washing dishes himself. There is enough space in the bathroom, so there is no room if you need to take a bath. ......
K3 international train ticket purchase
The reservation form says that the year of seating is 19__ ......
ticket office
The ticket office in Beijing is in the aisle on the left side of the lobby on the first floor of Beijing International Hotel.
International trains can be booked up to 45 days in advance.
A deposit of 100 yuan is required for booking, and a passport number is not required for booking.
After the reservation is completed, you should pay the full amount on the date required on the receipt (7 or 8 days before driving) and provide your passport number. Only accept cash. When you arrive, there is an ATM in the international hotel to pick it up. You don't need to go there in person to book or pay the full amount. If it is inconvenient to go to Beijing, let your friends in Beijing buy it for you. July is the peak season for travel, but judging from the situation in the car, there are still many empty seats, so passengers don't have to worry about not getting tickets.
If you need to inquire, you can call the Beijing ticket office (0 1065 120507) or follow Sina Weibo @ China International Travel Railway Intermodal for the latest news.
K3 international train fare
The following is the fare and time information of the ticket office of China Travel Agency:
K3 international train time information
The timetable on the train
Regarding the timetable on the train, it should be noted that the time of the Russian train is based on Moscow time, not the time in the local time zone. On the third day, Irkutsk was 5 hours faster than Moscow time during the day, which should be+5 according to the timetable; Novosibirsk+4; Yekaterinburg +3.
As long as the mobile phone has a network, it will automatically change to local time and set a Moscow time on the world clock. The contrast between the two is more intuitive.
Every railway station in Russia has such a screen, which shows the time in turn (Moscow time, temperature, a number ending in P).
visa
Russian visa
* * At the same time, we would like to remind you of the entry time. K3 entered Russia at Naush base station, that is, the night of the next day according to the schedule, so the effective time of the visa must be on or before the same day. Some passengers on our train mistakenly thought they were entering Moscow, and as a result, they were repatriated before their visas entered the country.
Mongolian visa
Mongolia transit visa can be processed after obtaining a Russian visa. In fact, for businesses found online, it only takes three working days to approve. The Mongolian visa takes effect from the date of issuance, and is valid for three months with a maximum stay of ten days.
K3 international train communication
I walked all the way on the train from Beijing to Moscow, got off the train and bought a megafone card, with 950 rubles, 16GB traffic and 20GBYouTube traffic. At the same time, Facebook and Instagram also brought 1200 minutes of domestic calls free of traffic. Now roaming has been very affordable, especially China Mobile's Belt and Road roaming package. But there is a problem with roaming, that is, roaming in China also needs to climb over the wall. The most important thing is that Google Maps roaming can't be used, and Mongolia needs to roam for one day. As for Russia, it is best to buy a sim card online in advance.
Because roaming can freely switch local operators, UNITEL is the best signal in Mongolia and MTS(MTC) in Siberia is the best signal coverage in Russia. If you want to buy a Russian sim card in a certain treasure, it is suggested to consider MTS(MTC) first, just relative to K3. Only when the train is near the town will there be 3G, and most of the rest of the time there will be a 2G network. 4G is only available in a few big cities, so all the dramas should be cached.
Actual situation of K3 train carriage
K3 still uses a very old German carriage, but it is well maintained and neat. Looking forward to getting into the car, I soon found a problem. The hard sleeper has no air conditioning! There is only a small electric fan, and it is extremely hot in North China this summer. The temperature was 36 degrees that day, and the room was quite hot.
K3 train arrives at the station.
Beijing Railway Station
Check in half an hour in advance. The first thing for everyone is to take a group photo in front of the license plate of Beijing = Ulaanbaatar = Moscow. Some cars are linked to Beijing = Erlian Company, and these cars will be unloaded at Erenhot.
Erenhot
Arrival time: at 9: 00 pm, the train arrived at Erenhot on time, and the "March of Athletes" sounded at the station when it entered the station.
What about the station: The train will stay in Erenhot for a long time. After arriving at the station, the carriages will be towed to the garage section by section to change wheels.
1 Those who want to see the wheel change can stay in the car, but few people want to stay in the car because it was too hot that day.
Passengers who don't look at the change can get off and move freely. Erenhot is very small, and it is quieter at night at 10.
I left the railway station and walked away. Except for the small shop opposite the railway station, there are no shops that are still open. Besides providing food and drinks, I can also exchange some Montu. I remember the exchange rate was 1: 340.
If you want to eat in the dining car or get off to buy something before you arrive in Ulaanbaatar the next day, you'd better exchange it here. Mongolian dining car is expensive in RMB. There is also an aunt who dances square dance in front of the square. Everyone is either resting in the front square or in the waiting room.
According to the expected time, the train should be changed at 0: 20, but it didn't appear on the platform until a little later, and then it was waiting for the customs to return the passports collected centrally. There is only one train in Erenhot one night. I don't understand why the speed of border inspection and stamping is so slow.
It's nearly three o'clock in the morning, and I can't stand going back to my room to sleep. As a result, in less than 20 minutes, the border inspectors began to get on the bus and issue passports. Passports must be issued to everyone in person, and everyone is summoned. I got my passport and watched the train slowly pass through the gates of China and Mongolia. It took me about 20 minutes to reach Zamenud.
Uud
Arrival time: because of the delay of more than three hours, it was already four o'clock in the morning when I arrived in Zamenud, and the sky was a fish-belly grey.
How to do at the station: Mongolian border inspectors get on the bus to check and collect passports, and the passports will be returned soon, which is very efficient. In addition, if you don't apply for a Mongolian visa, it seems that you can reissue it at the border. There was a person on the bus who got off the bus to apply for a Mongolian visa, but I didn't hear that there is a clear rule that you can do this or not to try.
Ulaanbaatar (the capital and largest city of Mongolia)
I didn't expect Ulaanbaatar to have such a city landscape. Ferris wheel and tall buildings have sprung up on the grassland and are as clean as new under the blue sky. However, the area occupied by the new town is still very small, and the rest of the city is still a row of low-rise apartment buildings.
What to do at the station: The train stops at Ulaanbaatar. The railway station is open and can enter and leave freely. The main building of the railway station has a foreign exchange place, a one-stop deli and a small shop. Because the train was seriously late, I asked the flight attendant when I got off the bus and suggested that we should come back in 20 minutes. Because the train may leave early at any time, I just changed it to 100 yuan and bought something at a small shop.
Naushki
Arrival time: On the morning of the third day, at 1 p.m., the train arrived at Nowshki Railway Station on the Russian border, but it was still more than an hour late in Mongolia.
What about the station: Russian border inspection is far stricter than Mongolia's. Mongolia's border inspection is just a formality, and Russia has to open the box for inspection. At the same time, there is a lovely working dog, a very small dog, a common-looking pet dog, but it undertakes the task of guarding the border. It is really an ugly dog. ......
Note: Unlike China and Mongolia, Russian customs have instruments that they carry with them. Border inspectors directly check passports and stamp them on the train. Entry cards will be issued on the train before entry. The information to be filled in for "arrival" and "departure" is the same. Just like other countries need to fill in the entry card, the border inspection will take away half of the arrival, and the other half will not be put in the passport until it is taken away when leaving the country. You need an exit card when you check in at the hotel.
Scenery: The train started to travel along Lake Baikal, but soon it was completely close to the lake. The lake is crystal clear, but the camera does not rule out this effect on the speeding train, so you need to experience it yourself.
Malinsk
Arrival time: At noon, Malinsk Station, although there are many beautiful women in Russia, the aunts are generally fat, and the waiter in the dining car is also a fat aunt, but there are all kinds of trolleys.
Barabinsk
Arrival time: It's past eleven o'clock local time, but the afterglow of the sun is still there.
What did you do when you arrived? You'd better get off and buy food.
Amkar perm
Berm (Bermi Railway Station, most railway stations in Russia do not have overpasses or underground passages, so they directly cross the inter-station railway.
The scenery along the coast of Bermi Krai, there are several specially exquisite villas by the river near the urban area of Perm, which are very conspicuous.
Although only passing by Perm, I feel that Perm is a city with cultural accumulation, and many buildings and historic sites of the former Soviet Union are neatly arranged on the streets. Perm is also the only one that sells local souvenirs at the train station store. All souvenirs are related to bears, but the specific online search does not occupy further introduction.
Yaroslavl Railway Station
How many stops will the train stop before it arrives in Moscow? Today, we finally don't have to worry about jet lag. The 13: 58 train arrived at yaroslavl Railway Station on time. лрославскийвор. Another building next to it is Leningrad Railway Station, where the train for St. Petersburg is parked.
K3 international train catering
home market
After the train started, the flight attendants began to distribute quilt covers and meal coupons for lunch and dinner in China. They simply cleaned up and went to the dining car for dinner. Just in time for the peak meal, the dining car was full, so they had to pack and take it back to their room to eat. The quality of the free meal is of course conceivable, but I am very satisfied with the two meatballs. At night, only celery, fried minced meat and kelp are left. The scenery along the way was not bad, but it was too hot to enjoy, so I slept off and on all afternoon.
Mongolian part
At noon, I came to the Mongolian dining car. The woodcarving and decoration of the whole car are very distinctive.
The price equivalent to RMB 50-60 yuan is acceptable. I want to order 9000 Montu in the upper right corner, but I don't have it ... only the most expensive one.
I went to the dining car to order food after eleven o'clock, but the staff of the dining car took a long time and waited for two hours before coming up, and the weight was still very small. Mongolian dining cars can use Mongolian Tulub dollars or RMB, but the RMB exchange rate is extremely poor, about one third higher. Therefore, it is suggested to exchange some Mongolian maps in Erenhot.
Russian part
The menu of Russian dining car is bilingual in Russian and English, but there are no pictures, and it can only be settled in rubles, so it is better to change it to 10,000 or 20,000 rubles in China. The dining car is affordable and the dishes are carefully set.
Roasted pork chops (pork, bakedwithcheese450 rubles, smells delicious and tastes delicious, but the chicken needs to be frozen for a long time and is very loose.
Roasted wing tip (Wingsofchickensacute450 roubles
Fried turkey (turkey with vegetables) 450 rubles
Salad "Greece" 200 roubles is sour, sour, sour.
Mutton soup (souplamb300 rubles, a few pieces of heavy mutton.
Luo Songtang (Luo Songtang 300 roubles, Luo Songtang also likes it very much, Russian Luo Songtang added cheese, but it's still delicious.
Vegetable soup (Solyankameat400 rubles, very salty.
Pancakes seem to be 160 rubles, as well as other snacks such as rice and vegetables (white rice sprinkled with vegetables, a piece of bread for a meal is 10 rubles.