In January 2023 me and my friend Vyatich went to Mauritania to ride one of the longest freight trains in the world. These freight trains run across Sahara desert and transfer iron ore from Zouerat mines to Nouadhibou sea port. Our journeys begins from exploring local life in the capital city of Nouakchott, after which we move to Noadhibou to catch one of the longest freight trains in the world to Zouerat. On the way back to Noadhibou we make a stop at intermediate station of Choum to explore one of the rarely discussed locations nearby - the Choum railway tunnel, designed to avoid crossing the territory of Western Sahara by trains.

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My travel buddy:   / brvlant.pastis  

Timecodes:

00:00 - Flying in
00:20 - Introduction
01:31 - Exploring Nouakchott
07:23 - Taking a bus to Nouadhibou
09:02 - Nouadhibou
12:54 - Nouadhibou railway station
13:23 - Explaining local geography
15:13 - Arrival of the Sahara Express, boarding
16:35 - Leaving Nouadhibou
18:32 - Western Sahara border fence
19:23 - Meeting oncoming ore express near Boulenoir
19:58 - Running camel
21:02 - Passing Boulenoir
23:00 - How is it like to travel with the dog?
24:29 - Tmeimichat
25:51 - Choum in the darkest hours of the night
27:28 - Leaving Fderik
28:39 - Hopping off near Zouerat mines
29:54 - Hitchhiking to Zouerat on top of the loaded pickup
32:39 - Where to stay in Zouerat
33:46 - Taking taxi to Fderik
35:19 - Ore Express in Fderik
38:57 - Meeting oncoming mixed train near Fderik
39:20 - On top of the diesel locomotive
40:23 - Twajeel station
40:52 - Sneaking into DPU
42:45 - Muslim pray on the train
43:02 - Crossing Western Sahara (Sahrawi)
44:20 - Choum
46:35 - Making Mauritanian tea
47:23 - Choum tunnel
50:28 - Leaving Choum
52:20 - Maps

Music: Desert City by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

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