The "Silk Road Dream Train" was renovated by Qingdao CRRC Sifang. The entire train consists of 15 carriages, including 10 fully independent bathrooms and sleeper carriages, 4 multi-functional supporting carriages (including 2 dining carriages), totaling 38 VIP rooms and accommodating up to 80 guests. Among them, the train is equipped with the first domestic multi-functional panoramic 270-degree windows, which have undergone more than 600 hours of various safety tests. The constant temperature electric heating function can remove fog and frost, clearly presenting the scenery along the way.
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The train has specially invited the Academy of Arts & Design of Tsinghua University to complete the exterior design. The entire train is hand-painted, with decorative elements mainly featuring Chinese Han Dynasty cloud patterns, and colors adopting a bluish-green landscape tone complemented by the red of Han Dynasty lacquerware, giving it an elegant and serene beauty.
With the concept of a "high-quality resort on the move", the train integrates the cultural essence of the ancient Silk Road of the Han Dynasty with modern aesthetics, turning the train itself into a destination. Designed by the globally renowned design firm HBA, the train perfectly combines Eastern aesthetics with Silk Road culture, immersing passengers in the natural and cultural landscapes along the way.
The train boasts the first five-star hotel-style boarding and disembarking lobby and large panoramic windows. Inside the train, there are many selected artworks from home and abroad and antique treasures with collectible value. With exquisite furniture, smooth lines, and a touch of classical elegance, you will find yourself surrounded by the most beautiful paintings in the world—the scenery flowing past the window, accompanied by soothing piano music, making your heart wander far away even before you set foot on the journey.
The significance of creating the Silk Road Dream Train
The "Silk Road Dream Train" is the first tourist train product in China that is truly built according to the standards of an "international tourist train", marking the entry of China’s "international tourist train" industry into a new era of development.
It is an innovative measure to create an integrated development model of "transportation + tourism", and also a typical representative of new productive forces in the development of the cultural tourism market.
About the Silk Road Dream Train Service
Train butler, all-weather intimate service; vacation ambassadors, full-journey family-style companionship; travel photography, multi-angle drone shooting.
1: The Silk Road Dream Train is equipped with 5 vacation ambassadors and a professional train butler team, who can provide tourists with 24/7 services for a comfortable tour throughout the journey. In addition, 2 travel photographers will accompany tourists to record their travel moments.
2: The ultimate high quality of the train is reflected in every detail. All bedding, linen, and bathroom supplies are selected from famous brands. The interior is furnished with selected artworks from home and abroad, as well as antique treasures with collection value. There is also a top-brand piano, and the dining car utensils are European antique silverware.
3: The train is equipped with a smart butler system integrating fire and smoke control, calling, broadcasting, intercom, monitoring, etc. The outer end of the vehicle adopts foldable windshields. Each compartment is equipped with an independent bathroom system, which can improve train safety and comfort.
About the Silk Road Dream Train high-quality tourist train routes:
The Silk Road Dream Train currently includes three routes: "Star-Enjoying Silk Road, Prosperity Begins" Xining-Dunhuang Route, "Star-Enjoying Silk Road, Prosperity Begins" Qinghai-Gansu Grand Loop, and "Star-Enjoying Silk Road, Reviving Prosperity" Southern Xinjiang Loop Product.
1. "Star-Enjoying Silk Road, Reviving Prosperity": Xining – Southern Xinjiang 9-day Loop: Southern Xinjiang 6/9-day Loop Tour
This route will start and end in Kashgar, passing through Kuqa, Korla, Ruoqiang, Hotan, and other places along the way to explore the ancient countries among the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions, realizing a smooth tour of the southern Xinjiang loop.
Silk Road Dream Train itinerary route:
9-day Luxurious Tour of Xining + Kashgar:
Xining – Ruoqiang – Korla – Kuqa – Kashgar – Taxkorgan – Kashgar
9-day Smooth Tour of Kashgar Loop
Kashgar – Kuqa – Korla – Ruoqiang – Hotan – Kashgar – Taxkorgan – Kashgar
6-day Smooth Tour of Kashgar Loop
Kashgar – Kuqa — Korla – Ruoqiang – Hotan – Kashgar
How to book tickets for the Silk Road Dream Train tourist special train:
Process 1: Firstly, the Silk Road Dream Train is a tourist special train product that combines luxurious tourist special trains with tourism products. It is not separately booked for train tickets on the 12306 railway bureau’s official website. It is sold through formal travel agency channels cooperating with the railway bureau; the price of this Silk Road Dream Train tourist special train includes: special train tickets + land buses + hotels + meals + tour guide services, etc., comprehensive tourism service projects combining railways and tourism.
Process 2: After communicating with the official tourist special train customer service; select the appropriate time and preferred Silk Road Dream Train luxurious tourist special train products and Jinxiu Wei Suites, Changle Elegant Residence/Changle Double Sunshine Pavilion/Family Hub Compartments; send your name and ID card number to the official customer service to confirm the departure time and Silk Road Dream Train high-end tourist special train products.
Process 3: Prepay the travel fee for the Silk Road Dream Train tourist special train, and a receipt will be issued; sign the unified electronic contract for national tourism service supervision; this represents that you have successfully registered for the luxurious Silk Road Dream Train tourist special train.