2025 Xinjiang Tianshan Tour Train Booking Guide
The Xinjiang Tianshan Tour Train, as a high-quality and distinctive tourism train carefully crafted by the Urumqi Railway Bureau Group Company, plans to operate 12 trips in 2025, aiming to fully cover various peak tourism seasons to meet the different travel needs of a large number of passengers and provide a brand-new high-quality travel experience.
Since 2023, the Urumqi Railway Bureau has invested 3 million yuan in special funds to tailor-make and comprehensively renovate the bar carriage, entertainment carriage, and dining carriage for the "Tianshan Tour Train". The train is not only equipped with hard sleeper and soft sleeper carriages but also puts great effort into the interior decoration of the carriages, striving to create a unique scene in each carriage and create a comfortable and pleasant travel environment. High-quality fabrics are selected for bed linens, carpets are laid in the corridors, and the arrangement of individual items has also been carefully considered to ensure a comfortable and pleasant journey for passengers.
In addition, the train is formed with 25G air-conditioned car bodies, 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 Tour Train Product in Xinjiang
The Tianshan Tour Train is an innovative tourism product that perfectly combines train travel with a rich and diverse travel itinerary. It does not sell train tickets separately but requires tourists to book and register for the train in conjunction with a Xinjiang travel itinerary. This high-quality tour train is exclusively crafted by the Urumqi Railway Bureau of China and jointly launched with well-known travel agencies as a unique "tourism + train" product.
If you plan to participate in the Tianshan Tour Train and enjoy this brand-new travel experience, welcome to consult and call the dedicated line manager Maizi of the Xinjiang Tianshan Official Booking Center at: 132 01333409 (copy the number and add as a friend for free consultation and to request detailed travel route information).
Second, the departure time of the Tianshan Tour Train in Xinjiang: from May to October, with the first departure on May 7th or May 1st, and a new departure every 15 days.
Third, the operating route of the Tianshan Tour Train in Xinjiang: Urumqi – Beitun – Yining – Turpan – Kuqa – Aksu – Kashgar – Urumqi, a train circular route tour that spans 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 tourist route that covers the geographical features of Xinjiang’s "three mountains and two basins", passing through many popular attractions. The train will take tourists to experience the beauty of Tianshan Tianchi, the mystery of Kanas, the tranquility of Sayram Lake, the vastness of the Nalati Grassland, and the charm of Kashgar Old Town, cleverly connecting multiple scenic areas.
On this journey, tourists will enjoy a comprehensive "all-inclusive" service, easily exploring diverse geographical and cultural landscapes such as snow-capped mountains, plateaus, lakes, deserts, gobis, oases, grasslands, and villages. The Tianshan Express tourist train allows you to truly achieve a worry-free trip and enjoy 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, all meals throughout the journey, 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/station transfers, among other expenses. Basically, besides the entertainment projects at the attractions you want to experience, there are no other expenses.
Section 6: Tianshan Express Booking Process and Reservation 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 travel experience, welcome to inquire and call Mai Zi, the dedicated manager of the Xinjiang Tianshan Express Official Booking Center, at 132 01333409 (you can copy the number and add as a friend for free consultation and detailed tourism route materials).
2. Comprehensive Booking
The Tianshan Express does not sell train tickets separately and must be booked together with the travel itinerary. When booking, please provide valid ID information and sign the unified electronic contract on the National Tourism Regulation 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 the appropriate 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.
Given the customized nature and limited schedules 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 cost information 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 according to passengers’ needs, stopping where passengers play". The route connects major tourist cities in Xinjiang, including Urumqi, Beitun, Yining, Turpan, Kucha, Aksu, and Kashgar, with a one-way journey lasting 14 days.