China’s Top Train Journey: Exploring the Luxury and Charm of the Silk Road Dream Train
The luxury tourist train perfectly combines high-end comfort with convenient travel in a unique way, allowing passengers to easily visit multiple attractions without frequently changing transportation modes. As China’s first international tourist train, the Silk Road Dream Train takes this concept to the extreme. It is not just a train, but also a mobile high-quality resort, bringing an unprecedented travel experience to passengers.
Introduction to the Silk Road Dream Train
The Silk Road Dream Train has been meticulously renovated by CRRC Qingdao Sifang. The entire train consists of 15 cars, including 10 fully independent bathroom sleeping cars and 4 multi-functional supporting cars (including 2 dining cars), totaling 38 VIP rooms and accommodating up to 80 guests. The train is equipped with the country’s first multi-functional panoramic 270-degree window, which has undergone more than 600 hours of various safety tests to ensure that the constant temperature electric heating function can remove fog and frost, allowing passengers to clearly enjoy the scenery along the way.
The Academy of Arts and Design of Tsinghua University has tailor-made a hand-painted coating for the train, featuring cloud patterns from the Han Dynasty as the main element. The turquoise landscape tone contrasts with the red of Han Dynasty lacquerware, displaying elegance and tranquility. The interior of the train is designed by the world-renowned design firm HBA, perfectly blending the cultural essence of the ancient Silk Road during the Han Dynasty with modern aesthetics, transforming the train into a unique destination.
The Significance of the Silk Road Dream Train
The Silk Road Dream Train is not only the first tourist train in China built to the standards of an "international tourist train" but also marks a new stage of development for China’s "international tourist train" industry. It is an innovative practice of the integrated development model of "transportation + tourism" and a typical representative of the new productive forces in the development of the cultural tourism market.
Silk Road Dream Train Services
The Silk Road Dream Train provides around-the-clock attentive service from train butlers and resort ambassadors, as well as family-style companionship throughout the journey. In addition, travel photographers are available to capture the beautiful moments of passengers’ journeys. Every detail on the train embodies ultimate high quality, from luxury bedding and linen to bathroom amenities, to selected domestic and international artworks and antique treasures with collector’s value, as well as top-brand pianos and European antique silver tableware, all of which make passengers feel extraordinary luxury and comfort.
The train is also equipped with a smart butler system integrating fire control, calling, broadcasting, intercom, and monitoring, as well as foldable windshields and independent bathroom systems, enhancing the train’s safety and comfort.
Silk Road Dream Train Multi-functional Carriages and Guest Room Facilities
The multi-functional carriages of the Silk Road Dream Train cater to the needs of different passengers, offering personalized experiences. The 180-degree panoramic windows allow passengers to enjoy the scenery along the way, while the private suites give passengers a sense of home during their journey. The train offers various room types, including the Deluxe Suite, Elegant Chamber/Double Splendor Pavilion/Family Suite, each equipped with an independent bathroom.
The Feast Hall and Xihai County Dining Cars offer both Chinese and Western culinary experiences, allowing passengers to savor delicious food while experiencing the inheritance and fusion of cultures. The Han Yuefu Multi-functional Car and Starlit Palace Living Room Car provide passengers with broader social and leisure spaces.
Silk Road Dream Train High-Quality Tourist Train Routes
The Silk Road Dream Train currently offers three routes: the "Starlit Silk Road, Prosperity Begins" Xining-Dunhuang route, the "Starlit Silk Road, Prosperity Begins" Qinghai-Gansu Grand Loop, and the "Starlit Silk Road, Prosperity Revisited" Southern Xinjiang Loop. The Southern Xinjiang Loop will start and end in Kashgar, visiting ancient kingdoms along the ancient Silk Road’s thirty-six kingdoms, providing a seamless journey through Southern Xinjiang.
Specific schedules and itinerary arrangements are as follows: Xining to Kashgar: departing on October 10th (6 days and 5 nights), with multiple departure options from October 16th, including 9 days and 8 nights and 6 days and 5 nights itineraries. Kashgar Loop: also with multiple departure options from October 10th, including 9 days and 8 nights and 6 days and 5 nights itineraries from Kashgar to Taxkorgan and back to Kashgar. There are also corresponding schedules from Kashgar to Xining, allowing passengers to choose the itinerary that best suits their needs.
After communicating with the customer service of the luxury tourist train, select the appropriate time and your favorite Silk Road Dream Train products, such as the Deluxe Suite, Elegant Chamber/Double Splendor Pavilion/Family Suite. Send your name and ID card number to customer service to confirm the departure time and Silk Road Dream Train product. Official customer service hotline: Maizi 132 01333409 (copy and add as a friend for free consultation and detailed itinerary information)