How to buy tickets for the New Oriental Express Xinjiang Tourist Train in 2025
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The New Oriental Express tourist train underwent a new upgrade and construction in 2020 with a total investment of 48 million yuan. Compared with the original Oriental Express carriages, the new carriages have greatly improved sealing, stability, and shock absorption, and are equipped with oversized glass viewing windows. Currently, this train has luxury shower cabins in China. The shower rooms are designed with dry and wet separation using advanced partition materials. Ceramic toilets are exclusively used throughout the train. Each room has an air volume adjustment switch, and each bedside has a USB port and a 5-pin socket. The train specializes in formaldehyde removal and fully complies with international standards.
In 2023, the New Oriental Express and the Silk Road Tianshan Tourist Train serve high-end customers and foreign guests, focusing on the classic Silk Road and the beautiful scenery of Xinjiang. With luxurious carriages and comprehensive functions, they provide high-quality services such as tourism, cultural exchanges, business negotiations, leisure and entertainment, and specialty dining. They are the business cards for the autonomous region to promote Xinjiang’s cultural tourism.
Model introduction:
The 18 newly built carriages in 2020 include 8 Gold Diamond luxury carriages and 10 Blue Diamond carriages. Each Gold Diamond luxury carriage carries 8 passengers and is composed of 4 suites with private bathrooms and king-size beds; each Blue Diamond carriage carries 28 passengers and is composed of 7 compartments sharing public bathrooms and shower rooms.
Equipment introduction:
1. Eight Gold Diamond carriages: four 2-person compartments, each with a king-size bed, desk, wardrobe, safe, and private shower room.
2. Ten Blue Diamond carriages: seven 2-person compartments with bunk beds, and at both ends of the seven compartments’ public carriage, there is one Chinese-style and one Western-style bathroom, as well as one public shower room.
Highlights of the new vehicle:
Compared with ordinary trains or special trains, it greatly improves sealing, stability, and shock absorption.
The noise decibel data of the cold air system meets the standard. The compressor adopts a train-general compressor, and the vehicle passes strict third-party inspections and is manufactured to exceed high standards. The main air duct design has been updated, utilizing a static pressure sealing chamber. The air outlet mode adopts side wind, and an electric ventilation regulator is installed. The air compressor has an independent air supply system that can assist in air supply when there is no generator. The air outlet is gentle, and when the vehicle’s wind speed reaches a certain level, it will automatically release air pressure. This is unique to special service official vehicles and not found in ordinary vehicles. This vehicle has increased power, improved air duct material, heat dissipation and insulation, as well as moisture retention and insulation.
3. The entire train’s design has highlights:
1) It is currently the compartment with the largest shower area in China; the entire shower room is separated into wet and dry areas, with advanced partition material design.
2) The original 1064mm windows have been replaced with corridors, and the rooms have 25t-type 1528mm panoramic windows; 3) Each room has an air volume adjustment switch;
4) Upper berths with damping devices can be folded and stored close to the wall; this is advanced in China. 5) Each bed has a 5-pin socket (AC200V/300W, 2 sets in total) for computers, mobile phone charging, and USB interfaces; the multi-functional table has 1 set of 5-pin sockets (AC200V/1500W), the toilet has a 5-pin socket (AC200V/1500W) with a splash-proof cover;
6) Vacuum waste collection devices in toilets;
7) Exclusive ceramic toilets 8) The train uses formaldehyde removal technology, complying with national and international standards.
4. The entire train’s furniture is made of solid wood, custom-made by a manufacturer specified by the China Railway Corporation for official vehicles.
4. The entire train’s furniture is made of solid wood, custom-made by a manufacturer specified by the China Railway Corporation for official vehicles. The large mattresses are beautiful, the showers are by Haier, and bath products such as Golden Diamond and Blue Diamond are generally by brands like Lux, soft, and comfortable.
Special services of the high-end luxury private train:
* The itinerary is a high-end personalized custom product, fully meeting customer needs. Most trains operate at night and stop during the day for sightseeing, ensuring safety, reliability, and comfort.
* VIP reception throughout the journey, with dedicated vehicles. The train waits locally at each destination.
* Each person on the private train has their own soft sleeper compartment for the entire journey, equipped with private or shared showers.
* VIP guests enjoy hands-free luggage service throughout the journey (excluding airports)
* Throughout the journey, Chinese cuisine is served. The dining car has tables for four, with eight dishes and one soup per table for dinner. Each passenger receives a bottle of mineral water upon boarding at each station.
* Each carriage has a dedicated attendant who regularly cleans and maintains the space to ensure it is tidy and aesthetically pleasing. Rooms are supplied with mineral water, hot tea, and fruit. Laundry services are also available at an additional cost.
* The bar car is equipped with coffee tables, TVs, audio equipment, karaoke, a piano, beverages, and mahjong tables.
The New Oriental Express is equipped with dining cars and cozy bar cars, allowing guests to enjoy comfortable and entertaining services in the comfort of their own homes. Private train travel can be so comfortable—whether drinking in the dining car, resting in the compartment, playing the piano in the bar car, watching movies, enjoying afternoon tea, singing karaoke, or participating in artistic lectures and other activities.
The new train interior mainly uses dark-colored wood, featuring a calm and unified style, which has been well-received by customers both domestically and internationally. It is recommended that the soft decoration of the New Oriental Express remain soft and minimalist, with high-quality pure white bedding as the mainstay, continuing to maintain the simple and elegant style of high-end luxury trains.
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