2025 Booking Guide for the Xinjiang Tianshan Tourist Train
The Xinjiang Tianshan Tourist Train, as a high-quality special tourism train carefully crafted by the Urumqi Railway Bureau Group Corporation, plans to operate 12 trips in 2025, aiming to fully cover all tourist peak seasons to meet the different travel needs of a large number of passengers and provide a brand-new high-quality tourism experience.
Since 2023, the Urumqi Railway Bureau has invested 3 million yuan in special funds to customize and comprehensively renovate the bar carriage, entertainment carriage, and dining carriage for the "Tianshan Train". The dedicated train not only has hard sleeper and soft sleeper carriages but also pays great attention to the interior decoration of the carriages, striving to create a unique scenery for each carriage and a comfortable and pleasant travel environment. High-quality fabrics are selected for the linen, carpets are laid in the corridors, and the display of items has also been carefully considered to ensure a comfortable journey for passengers.
In addition, the dedicated train uses a 25G air-conditioned train formation, including hard sleeper and soft sleeper carriages, as well as 1 bar carriage, 1 multi-functional leisure carriage, and 1 dining carriage, aiming to provide passengers with a comprehensive service experience.
I. Overview of the Tianshan Xinjiang Tourist Train Product
The Tianshan Tourist Train is an innovative tourism product that perfectly combines train travel with diverse tourism itineraries. It does not sell train tickets separately but requires tourists to book tickets and register together with a Xinjiang tourism itinerary. This high-quality tourist train is exclusively built by the China Urumqi Railway Bureau and jointly launched with well-known travel agencies as a unique "tourism + dedicated train" product.
If you plan to participate in the Tianshan Tourist Train and enjoy this brand-new tourist experience, welcome to consult and call Mai Zi, the dedicated manager of the Xinjiang Tianshan Official Ticket Booking Center, at: 132 01333409 (you can copy the number and add as a friend for free consultation and detailed tourist route information).
Second, the operating time of the Tianshan Xinjiang Tourist Train: from May to October, with the first departure on May 7th or May 1st, and a new departure every 15 days.
Third, the route of the Tianshan Xinjiang Tourist Train: Urumqi – Beitun – Yining – Turpan – Kuqa – Aksu – Kashgar – Urumqi, a train loop tour covering the panoramic views of both southern and northern Xinjiang.
Section 4: Overview of Attractions on the Tianshan Express Xinjiang Tourism Train
The Tianshan Express Xinjiang Tourism Train has carefully planned a rich tourism route that covers the geographical characteristics of Xinjiang’s "three mountains and two basins", passing through many popular attractions. The train will take tourists to experience the beauty of Tian Chi in Tianshan, the mystery of Kanas, the tranquility of Sayram Lake, the expansiveness of the Nalati Grasslands, and the charm of Kashgar Old City, skillfully connecting multiple scenic areas.
Throughout this journey, tourists will enjoy comprehensive "all-inclusive" services, easily exploring diverse geographical and cultural landscapes such as snow-capped mountains, plateaus, lakes, deserts, gobies, oases, grasslands, and villages. The Tianshan Express allows you to truly enjoy a worry-free trip and explore the major scenic spots in Xinjiang.
Section 5: Services Included in the Tianshan Express Xinjiang Tourism Train
The price for the Tianshan Express from Urumqi includes train tickets, full-board meals, luxury hotel accommodations, air-conditioned tourist buses, excellent tour guide services, travel agency liability insurance, entrance fees for itinerary attractions, scenic area shuttle buses, and Urumqi airport/train station transfers, all-inclusive. Basically, there are no additional expenses except for optional entertainment projects at the attractions.
Section 6: Tianshan Express Booking Process and Booking Instructions
1. Book through official channels
The Tianshan Express tourist train is a customized tourism product. If you plan to participate in the Tianshan Express and enjoy this brand-new tourism experience, please consult and call the official booking center of Xinjiang Tianshan Express. You can reach Manager Maizi, the dedicated line manager, at 132 01333409 (copy the number and add as a friend for free consultation and detailed tourism route information).
2. Comprehensive Booking
The Tianshan Express does not sell train tickets separately and must be booked together with the tour itinerary. When booking, please provide valid ID information and sign the unified electronic contract on the national tourism supervision platform.
3. Price and Time Selection
Prices will vary based on your travel date and selected tour route. Specific prices will be adjusted according to the peak and off-peak seasons of the Xinjiang tourism market and the travel date. Please reasonably arrange your travel time and choose a suitable tourism product.
4. Complete the booking
Provide your personal name and ID card number to customer service to confirm the departure time and tourism product. After paying the train ticket deposit, sign the unified electronic contract for national tourism service supervision, which will be considered as a successful registration.
Due to the customized nature and limited schedule of the Tianshan Express tourist train (only 2 departures per month, 12 trains throughout the year), it is recommended to book as early as possible to ensure a smooth trip. Considering the popularity of the Tianshan Express, sales and booking data from the past two years show that consulting customer service in advance to understand detailed itinerary arrangements and costs will help you better plan your trip.
"Travel Xinjiang by Train: Tianshan Express", a high-quality special tourism train, is fully developed by China Railway Urumqi Group Co., Ltd., featuring "the train moves with people, and stops when people play". The route connects major tourist cities in Xinjiang, including Urumqi, Beitun, Yining, Turpan, Kuqa, Aksu, and Kashgar, with a one-way journey of 14 days.