The train ferry carrying the 9-coaches Moscow-Simferopol train arrives at Port Crimea near Kerch after crossing the Kerch strait from Port Caucasus (Kavkaz), Krasnodar region in southern Russia towards Port Crimea, Crimea peninsula, during its inauguration journey on August 3, 2014. The first train to take this route bypassing Ukraine left Moscow on August 1, with travel time taking up to 46 hours. Earlier, the Moscow-Simferopol route crossed the territory of Ukraine and the journey took about 24 hours. AFP PHOTO / YURI LASHOV (Photo credit should read YURI LASHOV/AFP/Getty Images)
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