The image of a cargo train moving across the surface of the rare pink water lake has left many viewers astonished by its surreal beauty.
The train moves on the tracks over Burlinskoye Lake. (Photo: Caters News).
Burlinskoye Lake is located near the Russia-Kazakhstan border. (Photo: Caters News).
The train operates multiple times a day. (Photo: Caters News).
Tourists often visit Burlinskoye Lake for its unusual pink water. (Photo: Caters News).
Photographer Vadim Makhorov captured the stunning scenes at Burlinskoye Lake, located in the Altai Krai region of Siberia, Russia, near the Kazakhstan border.
The train, composed of several salt-carrying cars, travels along tracks that are positioned directly on the water’s surface. The rare pink hue of Burlinskoye Lake adds a fairy-tale charm to the scenery.
Vadim mentions that to witness the pink color of Burlinskoye Lake, visitors should come when the weather is hot and dry. During this time, crustaceans and microalgae thrive in the saline water, turning it pink. The salinity of Burlinskoye Lake is 200 grams per liter, which is comparable to that of the Dead Sea, as reported by Russia Today.
Since 1768, Burlinskoye Lake has been a site for salt extraction. The Russian royal family favored the salt from Burlinskoye, with tales suggesting that Catherine the Great (1729-1796) exclusively used this salt at her dining table.
Today, the salt production here is 65,000 tons per year. The train serves to transport a mixture of salt and mud extracted from the lake bed. The tracks at Burlinskoye Lake were built during the Soviet era.
