Booking/Registration/Pricing for the Xinjiang Luxury Tourist Train – New Oriental Express (2025 Prices)
The New Oriental Express tourist special train underwent a brand-new upgrade in 2020 with a total investment of 48 million yuan. Compared with the original Oriental Express carriages, the new carriages have significantly improved airtightness, stability, and shock absorption, and are equipped with large glass picture windows. The train has the largest luxury compartments with showers in China. The shower rooms are separated into wet and dry areas using the most advanced partition material design. Ceramic toilets are exclusively used throughout the train. Each room has an added air volume adjustment switch, and each bedside in the compartments is equipped with a USB port and a 5-pin socket. The train has undergone formaldehyde removal work and fully complies with international standards.
The New Oriental Express is currently China’s newest luxury tourist special train. The hardware configuration, dining services, and attentive service of the staff on the train are comparable to those of star hotels. The accommodation carriages include 8 Supreme Gold Diamond carriages (4 luxury suites per carriage, limited to 2 people per suite, with independent bathrooms, desks, wardrobes, and safes) and 4 Luxury Blue Diamond carriages (7 compartments per carriage, accommodating 2-4 people per compartment, with shared bathrooms and showers/refrigerators). The bathrooms are fully equipped, and the compartments have large picture windows and exclusive bedding. The entire train is equipped with a luxury bar/entertainment carriage and a Chinese-style dining carriage, with professional chefs on board to provide high-end VIP travel services throughout the journey.
In 2023, the New Oriental Express and the Silk Road Tianshan Tourist Special Trains serve high-end clients and foreign guest groups, with the Silk Road classics and the most beautiful scenic areas in Xinjiang as their main routes. With luxurious carriages and complete functions, they provide high-quality services integrating tourism, cultural exchanges, business negotiations, leisure and entertainment, and specialty dining, serving as a business card for the autonomous region to promote Xinjiang’s cultural tourism.
Introduction to train models:
The 18 brand-new carriages completed in 2020 include 8 Gold Diamond luxury carriages and 10 Blue Diamond carriages. Each Gold Diamond luxury carriage can carry 8 passengers and consists of 4 suites with independent bathrooms and king-size beds; each Blue Diamond carriage can carry 28 passengers and consists of 7 compartments sharing public restrooms and shower rooms.
Equipment introduction:
1. 8 Gold Diamond carriages: 4 double-bed compartments, each with a king-size bed, desk, wardrobe, safe, and an independent shower room.
2. 10 Blue Diamond carriages: 7 double-bed compartments with bunk beds, and each of the two ends of the carriages shares one Chinese-style and one Western-style restroom and one public shower room among the 7 compartments.
Highlights of the new train:
Compared with ordinary trains or special trains, airtightness, stability, and shock absorption have been significantly improved.
The noise decibel data of the air-conditioning system meets the standards. The compressor uses a train-specific compressor, and the vehicle has undergone strict third-party testing and exceeds standards before leaving the factory. The main air duct design has been updated, adopting a static pressure sealed cavity, with side air outlet mode and an electric ventilation regulator installed. The air compressor has an independent air supply system, which can assist in air supply when there is no generator. The air outlet is soft, and when the vehicle’s air speed reaches a certain level, it automatically releases air pressure. This setting is unique to special service official cars and is not found in ordinary cars. The power of this car has been increased, and the material of the air duct has been upgraded, providing heat dissipation, insulation, and moisture retention.
3. The design of the entire train has highlights:
1) It is currently the largest compartment with a shower in China. The shower rooms throughout the train are separated into wet and dry areas, and the material and design of the partitions are the most advanced currently.
2) The original 1064mm windows of the train have been replaced with 25T-type 1528mm large scenic windows in the corridors and rooms. 3) Each room has an air volume adjustment switch added;
4) Upper berths with damping devices that can be folded up against the wall; this is currently the most advanced in China. 5) Each bedside in the private room is equipped with a 5-pin socket for computer and mobile phone charging with USB interfaces (AC200V/300W, 2 sets in total). A 5-pin socket (AC200V/1500W) is set at the multi-functional table, and a 5-pin socket with a splash-proof box (AC200V/1500W) is set in the restroom;
6) Vacuum waste collection devices in the restrooms;
7) Exclusive ceramic toilets throughout the train. 8) The train has undergone a special formaldehyde removal process and meets national and international standards.
4. The furniture throughout the train is made of solid wood and custom-made by a manufacturer designated by the China Railway Corporation specifically for official and special transport vehicles. The mattress for the large bed is from Qumei, the shower is from Haier, and brands such as Lux, Rejoice, and Safeguard are typically used for the Gold Diamond and Blue Diamond amenities.
Special services of the high-end luxury private train:
* The itinerary is a high-end, personalized customized product that fully meets customer needs. The train mostly operates at night and stops during the day for sightseeing, ensuring safety, reliability, and comfort.
* VIP reception throughout the journey. Dedicated vehicles are used exclusively, and the train waits locally at each destination.
* The soft sleeper compartment assigned to each passenger on the private train will remain unchanged throughout the journey and is equipped with private or shared shower rooms.
* VIP treatment throughout the journey, with free handling of large luggage (except at airports).
* Chinese cuisine is served throughout the journey. The dining car seats four people per table, with eight dishes and one soup per table for main meals. Each passenger receives one bottle of mineral water upon boarding at each stop.
* Each carriage has a dedicated attendant who tidies up regularly every day to maintain cleanliness and aesthetics. Rooms are supplied with mineral water, hot tea, and fruit. Laundry services are also available for a fee.
* The bar car is equipped with coffee seats, TVs, audio equipment, karaoke, and a piano, providing beverages and mahjong tables.
The dining car and comfortable bar car accompanying the New Oriental Express allow guests to enjoy comfort similar to that of their own homes and various entertaining services. Private train tourism can also be this comfortable—whether having a drink in the dining car, resting in a private room, or playing the piano, watching movies, enjoying afternoon tea, singing karaoke, or participating in art lectures in the bar car.
The interior of the new carriage is dominated by dark wood materials, featuring a calm and unified style, which has received praise from domestic and foreign customers. It is also suggested that the soft decoration of the New Oriental Express continue with a soft and simple style, with high-quality pure white bedding as the main choice, to maintain the simple and elegant style of the high-end luxury train.
Below are some class schedules for 2023. Some classes are already fully booked.
Limited space. Currently, some Gold Diamond and Blue Diamond seats are nearly fully booked.
April 8th: New Oriental Express 12-Day Panoramic Taklamakan and Southern Xinjiang Tour; Round-trip City: Urumqi; Departure Date: April 8th, 2023
Gold Diamond carriage: 2 people per room, 29,999 yuan/person (18-person VIP tour)
Blue Diamond carriage: 4 people per room, 16,999 yuan/person (20-person VIP tour)
Upgrade to Blue Diamond: 2 people per room, 24,999 yuan/person (20-person VIP tour)
April 25th: New Oriental Express 12-Day North-South Xinjiang Tour
Round-trip City: Urumqi; Departure Date: April 25th, 2023
Gold Diamond carriage: 2 people per room, 37,980 yuan/person
Upgrade to Blue Diamond: 2 people per room, 32,980 yuan/person
May 21st: New Oriental Express 15-Day Panoramic North-South Xinjiang Tour
Round-trip City: Urumqi; Departure Date: May 21st, 2023
Gold Diamond carriage: 2 people per room, 41,999 yuan/person (18-person VIP tour)
Blue Diamond carriage, 28 people per carriage, 4 people per room: 25,999 yuan/person (24-person boutique tour)
Upgrade to Blue Diamond 14-person carriage, 2 people per room: 33,999 yuan/person (20-person VIP tour)
June 21st: New Oriental Express Prestige 13-Day North-South Xinjiang Tour
Round-trip City: Urumqi; Departure Date: Hotel check-in upon airport pick-up on June 21st
Luxury Blue Diamond Four-Person Package (4-person bed): 24,880 yuan/person; Luxury Blue Diamond Four-Person Package (2-person bed): 34,880 yuan/person
Silk Road Tianshan Four-Person Room (2 rooms for 8 people): 24,880 yuan/person
Silk Road Tianshan Executive Room (for 2 people, upper and lower beds): 35,880 yuan/person
Silk Road Tianshan Executive Room (for 1 person, upper bed available): 49,880 yuan/room
Silk Road Tianshan Luxury Suite (for 2 people): 109,880 yuan/room (sold out)
Silk Road Tianshan Train: 398,800 yuan/entire carriage/12 people
July 31st/August 26th: New Oriental Express Prestige 13-Day North-South Xinjiang Tour
Urumqi Assembly Time: Airport pick-up and hotel check-in on July 31st/August 26th; Train Departure Time: Morning of August 1st/August 27th
Luxury Blue Diamond Four-Person Package (4-person bed): 26,999 yuan/person
Luxury Blue Diamond Four-Person Package (2-person bed): 35,999 yuan/person
Silk Road Tianshan Four-Person Room (2 rooms for 8 people): 26,999 yuan/person
Silk Road Tianshan Executive Room (for 2 people, upper and lower beds): 37,999 yuan/person
Silk Road Tianshan Executive Room (for 1 person, upper bed available): 51,999 yuan/room
Silk Road Tianshan Luxury Suite (for 2 people): 119,999 yuan/room; Silk Road Tianshan Train: 428,800 yuan/entire carriage/12 people
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