2025 Booking Guide for the Xinjiang Tianshan Tourist Train
The Xinjiang Tianshan Tourist Train, as a high-quality special tourism train carefully crafted by the Urumqi Railway Bureau Group Company, plans to operate 12 trains in 2025, aiming to comprehensively cover all peak tourist seasons to meet the different travel needs of passengers and provide a brand-new high-quality tourist experience.
Since 2023, the Urumqi Railway Bureau has invested 3 million yuan in special funds to tailor-make and comprehensively renovate the bar car, entertainment car, and dining car for the "Tianshan Train". The dedicated train not only has hard sleeper and soft sleeper carriages but also pays great attention to the interior decoration of the carriages, striving to create a unique scene for each carriage and provide a comfortable and pleasant travel environment. High-quality fabrics are selected for linens, carpets are laid in the corridors, and the display of individual items has also been carefully considered to ensure a comfortable and enjoyable journey for passengers.
In addition, the dedicated train uses 25G air-conditioned car formations, including hard sleeper and soft sleeper carriages, as well as 1 bar car, 1 multi-functional leisure car, and 1 dining car, aiming to provide a comprehensive service experience for passengers.
I. Overview of the Tianshan Xinjiang Tourist Train Product
The Tianshan Tourist Train is an innovative tourism product that perfectly combines train travel with diverse tourism itineraries. It does not sell train tickets separately but requires tourists to book tickets and register together with Xinjiang’s tourism itineraries. This high-quality tourist train is exclusively created by China Urumqi Railway Bureau and jointly launched with well-known travel agencies as a unique "tourism + dedicated train" product.
If you plan to participate in the Tianshan Tourist Train and enjoy this brand-new tourist experience, welcome to inquire and call Maizi, the dedicated manager of the Xinjiang Tianshan Official Ticket Booking Center, at 132 01333409 (you can copy the number and add as a friend for free consultation and detailed tourist route information).
Secondly, the operation time of the Tianshan Xinjiang Tourist Train: May to October, with the first departure on May 7th or May 1st, and one train departing every 15 days.
Thirdly, the route of the Tianshan Xinjiang Tourist Train: Urumqi – Beitun – Yining – Turpan – Kuqa – Aksu – Kashgar – Urumqi, a train circular route tour covering the panoramic views of both northern and southern Xinjiang.
Fourth, Overview of Attractions on the Tianshan Train Xinjiang Tourist Specials
The Tianshan Train Xinjiang Tourist Specials have 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 Nalati Grassland, and the charm of Kashgar Old City, cleverly connecting multiple scenic areas.
During this trip, tourists will enjoy comprehensive "all-inclusive" services, easily exploring diverse geographical and cultural landscapes such as snow-capped mountains, plateaus, lakes, deserts, gobis, oases, grasslands, and villages. The Tianshan Train tourist specials allow you to truly enjoy a worry-free trip and explore the major scenic spots in Xinjiang.
Fifth: Services Included in the Tianshan Train Xinjiang Tourist Specials:
The Tianshan Train from Urumqi to Urumqi includes the cost of train tickets, full-board meals, luxury hotel accommodations, air-conditioned tourist buses, excellent tour guide services, travel agency liability insurance, entrance fees to attractions, scenic area shuttle buses, Urumqi airport/station transfers, and other expenses, all included in one price. Basically, apart from optional entertainment activities at the attractions, there are no additional expenses required.
Sixth, Tianshan Train Ticket Booking Process and Reservation Instructions
1. Book through official channels
The Tianshan Train tourist specials are customized tourism products. If you plan to participate in the Tianshan Train tourist specials and enjoy this new tourism experience, welcome to consult and call the official ticket booking center of Xinjiang Tianshan Train. Contact Manager Maizi, the dedicated line manager, at 132 01333409 (copy the number and add as a friend for free consultation and detailed tourism route information).
2. Comprehensive Booking
The Tianshan Train does not sell train tickets separately; they must be booked together with the tour itinerary. When booking, please provide valid ID information and sign the unified electronic contract on the national tourism supervision 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 arrange your travel time reasonably 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 is considered as successful registration.
Due to the customized nature and limited schedule of the Tianshan Train tourist specials (only 2 trips per month, 12 trains per year), we recommend booking as early as possible to ensure a smooth trip. Considering the popularity of the Tianshan Train tourist trains, sales and booking data from the past two years show that consulting customer service in advance to understand detailed itinerary and cost information will help you better plan your trip.
"Travel Xinjiang by Train · Tianshan Train" is a high-quality specialty tourist train fully developed by China Railway Urumqi Group Co., Ltd., featuring "the train moves with passengers, and stops when passengers play". The route connects major tourist cities in Xinjiang, including Urumqi, Beitun, Yining, Turpan, Kuqa, Aksu, Kashgar, and others. A single trip lasts 14 days.