In 2025, the Urumqi Railway Bureau Group Company meticulously planned to launch 12 ‘Experience Xinjiang by Train – Tianshan’ high-quality special tourist trains, aiming to cover different tourist seasons throughout the year and fully meet passengers’ travel needs, while bringing an unprecedented high-quality travel experience. As early as 2023, the Urumqi Railway Bureau had invested 3 million yuan to meticulously design and brand new create exclusive carriages for the ‘Tianshan’ tourist train, including bar carriages, entertainment carriages, and dining carriages. This tourist train not only equips comfortable hard sleeper and soft sleeper carriages but also implements a unique ‘one carriage, one scenery’ decoration concept within each carriage, selects high-quality fabrics for beddings, lays elegant carpets in the corridors, and shows thoughtfulness and meticulousness in every detail.
To provide you with an unparalleled travel experience, the ‘Tianshan’ tourist train specially adopts 25G air-conditioned train carriages and carefully arranges hard sleeper and soft sleeper carriages, along with one special bar carriage, one multifunctional leisure carriage, and one high-quality dining carriage, ensuring your journey is both comfortable and entertaining.
A Comprehensive Analysis of the Tianshan-themed Xinjiang Tourist Train
I. Product Description
The Tianshan tourist train is a perfect fusion of a tourist train and tourism products. It is not just a train ticket but a meticulously planned journey to Xinjiang. Exclusively created by the Urumqi Railway Bureau in collaboration with travel agencies, this unique product combines tourism with a dedicated train. Friends who wish to book the Tianshan tourist train, please directly contact Maizi, the account manager of the official booking center of the Tianshan tourist train: 132 01333409. By adding her as a friend, you can consult for free and obtain detailed route information.
II. Departure Time
The operating time of the Tianshan-themed Xinjiang tourist train is from May to October each year, with the first departure on May 7th or May 1st, and a train departing every 15 days. However, please note that specific dates may be adjusted, and it is recommended to consult the official customer service of the Tianshan tourist train center in advance for confirmation.
III. Operating Route
The route of the Tianshan Express tourist train covers the panoramic view of northern and southern Xinjiang. Starting from Urumqi, it passes through Beitun, Yining, Turpan, Kuqa, Aksu, Kashgar, and finally returns to Urumqi, forming a complete train loop tour.
IV. Scenic Spots Along the Way
This tourist train will take tourists to experience the geographical features of Xinjiang’s "three mountains and two basins", passing through popular attractions such as Tianshan Tianchi, Kanas, Sayram Lake, Nalati, and Kashgar Old Town. Tourists will enjoy an "all-inclusive" service, from snow-capped mountains to plateaus, from lakes to deserts, from Gobi deserts to oases, from grasslands to villages. The geographical and cultural landscapes of Xinjiang will be taken in at a glance, realizing a worry-free journey and enjoying the whole of Xinjiang.
V. Included Services
The service content of the Tianshan Express tourist train is very rich, including the Tianshan Express train ticket from and to Urumqi, full-board meals, luxury hotel accommodation, air-conditioned tourist buses, excellent tour guide service, travel agency liability insurance, entrance fees for itinerary attractions, scenic area shuttle buses, and Urumqi airport/station transfers, all included in one price. Besides the scenic area entertainment projects that you want to experience, there is almost no need for additional expenses.
VI. Booking Process and Reservation Notes
Since the Tianshan Express is a customized tourist train, you can call the official booking center of the Tianshan Express at 132 01333409 (Mai Zi) for inquiries and bookings.
The Tianshan Express does not sell train tickets separately. They need to be booked together with tourism products. When booking tickets, ID card information is required, and a unified electronic contract on the National Tourism Regulation Platform needs to be signed.
Prices are determined based on the travel date and selected route and may vary due to the peak and off-peak seasons of tourism in Xinjiang and different travel dates. Therefore, it is recommended that you select a suitable travel time and tourism product in advance.
Provide your personal name and ID card number to customer service to confirm the departure time and tourism product. Prepay the train ticket deposit and sign the unified electronic contract for national tourism service supervision to complete the registration.
Since the Tianshan Express is a customized tourist train that operates regularly with only 2 trips per month and 12 trips per year, it is recommended that you book in advance to avoid affecting your travel plans. Based on sales and booking situations in the past two years, tickets for the Tianshan Express are very tight. It is recommended that you consult customer service in advance to understand the detailed itinerary and cost, in order to better plan your trip.
VII. Car Body and Facilities
The Tianshan Express car body adopts the AC380V25G passenger car body, consisting of hard sleeper carriages, soft sleeper carriages, bar carriages, multi-functional leisure carriages, and dining carriages. The facilities in the train are complete, including a children’s entertainment area and a bar leisure area, making your journey more colorful.
VIII. Summary
"Travel Xinjiang by Train·Tianshan Express", a high-quality特色 tourism train, is fully developed by China Railway Urumqi Group Co., Ltd., featuring a travel mode of "the train moves with people, and stops where 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. Choosing the Tianshan Express means choosing an unforgettable journey in Xinjiang.