The luxurious international tourist train, specially launched in 2025 and also known as the ‘Chengdu Express’ or ‘Panda Express · Chengdu’, is a paradigm of tourist trains crafted with meticulous care by China Railway Chengdu Group. This train, like a mobile scenic route, ingeniously connects the stunning landscapes of multiple cities along the way, transforming into an art gallery shuttling across the land. It transcends the scope of traditional transportation, perfectly integrating dining enjoyment with entertainment and leisure, earning it the title of a ‘floating five-star hotel on land’. It’s worth noting that to experience this extraordinary journey, passengers cannot book tickets separately through the official railway website 12306 but must make reservations through the exclusive channels of travel agencies officially authorized by the railway department. To book a ticket on the Panda Express · Chengdu luxury tourist train in 2025, please contact the official reservation manager of the Chengdu luxury tourist train, Yang Jia: 133 2555 9266 (copy the number, add as a friend for free consultation and to request detailed route information)
I. Chengdu Train Formation
The Chengdu high-end tourist train is a luxury train retrofitted by China Railway Chengdu Group, consisting of 18 carriages, including 12 passenger carriages (6 Youranju and 6 Shiyiju compartments) with 54 rooms and a capacity of 108 passengers (with 24 parent-child rooms, maximum capacity of 132 passengers). There are 2 entertainment carriages and 2 dining carriages. The entire train has 54 ultra-quiet "star-rated" rooms using "equal sound pressure level insulation technology", including 24 rooms in 6 Shiyiju compartments and 30 rooms in 6 Youranju compartments. In addition, the Chengdu Panda Train carriages also have five types of cars: living room cars, dining cars, kitchen cars, entertainment cars, and sleeping cars.
1. Chengdu Compartment Rooms
"Shiyiju" Four-Compartment Sleeping Car: Shiyiju (10㎡ room): Equipped with a comfortable double bed and a single sofa bed, it offers dual-mode applications for day and night, satisfying needs such as daytime leisure and socializing, comfortable nighttime sleep, and conversion into a parent-child room, suitable for family travel.
"Youranju" Five-Compartment Sleeping Car: Youranju (8㎡ room): Equipped with two single beds, it meets various needs such as daytime leisure and socializing, and comfortable nighttime sleep, suitable for two people traveling together. 2. Chengdu Lefu Hall – Living Room:
An open multi-functional leisure space utilizes Sichuan traditional cultural elements such as bamboo weaving, bamboo-wood structures, and ginkgo, with the theme of "bamboo culture" to create variable application scenarios such as cultural exhibitions, coffee lounges, music bars, movie entertainment, and train mini-theaters. The overall decoration perfectly integrates traditional bamboo weaving elements with modern design concepts, presenting both the quaint charm of Tianfu culture and the fashion and comfort of modern life.
3. Chengdu Golden Panda Restaurant – Star-rated Restaurant
Golden Panda Restaurant: One chef, one dining area, comfortable dining, and extra-large scenic windows. The restaurant has a total of 18 dining tables, nine four-person tables and nine two-person tables, accommodating 54 people dining simultaneously. It strives to create a high-quality dining space featuring Sichuan ingredients, cooking, and flavors, where you can enjoy a feast with family and friends. 4. Chengdu Liuyunge – Entertainment Car:
The entertainment car of the Chengdu Panda Train is located in car 18. The Liuyunge Entertainment Car, themed after "ginkgo", is equipped with a mobile audio-visual hall/KTV, private business salon, dreamy starry ceiling, special light therapy, and other functions to meet tourists’ diverse needs for entertainment, business, and family gatherings. Liuyunge has both daytime and nighttime modes.
5. Chengdu – Parent-Child Paradise
The Chengdu Panda Train optimizes the traditional train layout, forming a full-age-range themed space in the front area of the sleeping car. For parent-child passengers during winter and summer vacations, a "Parent-Child Paradise" is created, providing services such as children’s reading, entertainment, and parent-child care. 2. Schematic Diagram of Chengdu Panda Train Itinerary:
Day 1: Chengdu/Lanzhou – Urumqi (Overnight stay on Panda Train)
Day 2: Arrival in Urumqi (overnight in Urumqi)
Day 3: Urumqi – Tianshan Heavenly Lake – Kashgar (overnight on Panda Train)
Day 4: Kashgar – Xiangfei Garden – Kashgar (overnight in Kashgar City)
Day 5: Kashgar – White Sand Lake – Karakul Lake – Taxkorgan (overnight in Taxkorgan)
Day 6: Taxkorgan – Golden Grassland – Stone City – Tajik Family Visit – Kashgar (overnight in Kashgar City)
Day 7: Kashgar – Kashgar Old City – Id Kah Mosque – Kuche (overnight on Panda Train)
Day 8: Kuche – Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon – South Section of Duku Highway – Bayanbulak Grasslands – Nalati (overnight in Nalati Town)
Day 9: Nalati Grasslands – Tianshan Flower Sea – Yining (overnight in Yining City)
Day 10: Yining – Sayram Lake – Yining – Beitun (overnight on Panda Train)
Day 11: Beitun – Colorful Beach – Jiadenyu (overnight in Jiadenyu)
Day 12: Jiadenyu – Kanas – Haymu (overnight in Hemu scenic area)
Day 13: Haymu – Beitun – Urumqi (overnight on Panda Train)
Day 14: Urumqi – Turpan – Flaming Mountain – Karez Well – Fruit Banquet – Turpan (overnight in Turpan)
Day 15: Turpan – Return trip (overnight on Panda Train)
Day 16: Arrival in Lanzhou/Chengdu, group disbands. III. Chengdu Panda Express Train fee standard:
First session schedule: Departure on May 18, 2025, ending on June 2, 2025
Fee standard: Leisure Suite: 55,999 yuan/person, Poetic Suite: 59,999 yuan/person
Second session schedule: Departure on June 4, 2025, ending on June 19, 2025
Fee standard: Leisure Suite: 64,999 yuan/person, Poetic Suite: 68,999 yuan/person
Third session schedule: Departure on June 21, 2025, ending on July 6, 2025
Fee standard: Leisure Suite: 64,999 yuan/person, Poetic Suite: 68,999 yuan/person
Fourth session schedule: Departure on July 8, 2025, ending on July 23, 2025
Fee standard: Leisure Suite: 65,999 yuan/person, Poetic Suite: 69,999 yuan/person
Fifth session schedule: Departure on July 25, 2025, ending on August 9, 2025
Fee standard: Leisure Suite: 65,999 yuan/person, Poetic Suite: 69,999 yuan/person
Sixth session schedule: Departure on August 11, 2025, ending on August 26, 2025
Fee standard: Leisure Suite: 65,999 yuan/person, Poetic Suite: 69,999 yuan/person
Seventh session schedule: Departure on August 28, 2025, ending on September 12, 2025
Fee standard: Leisure Suite: 65,999 yuan/person, Poetic Suite: 69,999 yuan/person
Eighth session schedule: Departure on September 14, 2025, ending on September 29, 2025
Fee standard: Leisure Suite: 65,999 yuan/person, Poetic Suite: 69,999 yuan/person. IV. Introduction to Chengdu Express Train boarding points and stations
Chengdu Panda Express Train provides multi-point assembly and distribution services: Passengers can choose to board from the following locations
1. Chengdu Anjing Station
2. Lanzhou
3. Urumqi Station
Chengdu Express Train: Chengdu and Lanzhou assembly time and arrival time:
Estimated departure from Chengdu West Station or Anjing Station at 7:00 in the morning,
Estimated departure from Lanzhou at 20:00 on the first evening,
Estimated return arrival in Lanzhou at 8:00 on the 16th morning,
Estimated arrival in Chengdu at 23:00 on the 16th evening,
(The actual departure time and stopping schedule are subject to the approval of relevant departments)