Shifang Panda Special Train Registration Process
How to buy tickets for the Shifang Panda Train? For 2026, tickets for the Shifang Panda Train must be booked through the professional railway travel agency: Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Train Center. Contact Manager Mai (☎️132-0133-3409, same as WeChat) to purchase tickets. Tickets cannot be bought through 12306 or other channels. The specific booking process includes selecting an itinerary → confirming the date and boarding location → paying a deposit → signing a contract, among other steps.
Want to take the ‘Shifang Panda Train’ to tour northern and southern Xinjiang but don’t know where to start? This ticket booking and price guide will help you sort it out.
🚂 Shifang Panda Train:A Moving Luxury Hotel
The Shifang Panda Train is a high-end themed tourist train jointly created by China Railway Chengdu Group and Shifang City. Its body features a bronze color from Sanxingdui as the base tone, incorporating panda elements, and is hailed as a ‘moving star-rated leisure station.’
🎯 Positioning and Target Audience:Focuses on ‘slow pace, in-depth travel,’ especially suitable for tourists who want a worry-free and comfortable tour of Xinjiang, particularly the elderly.
🌙 Travel Mode:Adopts a ‘night travel, day sightseeing’ approach, turning long journeys into rest time, allowing tourists to explore energetically every day.
🏞 ️ Core Route:A 16-day tour of northern and southern Xinjiang, connecting key attractions such as Kashgar, the Pamir Plateau, Kanas, and Sayram Lake, allowing you to see snow-capped mountains, grasslands, lakes, and ancient cities all at once.
🛌 Seat Details:Three Types of Compartments, Three Experiences
The Shifang train consists of 17 cars, offering a variety of comfortable compartment options.
1. Premium Platinum: Standard Quadruple Room
📍 Location:Standard quadruple room with practical space.
🛋 ️ Configuration:Soundproof sliding doors ensure privacy, equipped with custom bedding, throw pillows, bedside charging ports, reading lights, in-compartment TV, and free audio-visual entertainment.
Want to take the ‘Shifang Panda Train’ to tour northern and southern Xinjiang but don’t know where to start? This ticket booking and price guide will help you sort it out.🚿 Facilities:The car has public restrooms, washrooms, and shower rooms to meet basic living needs.
2. Deluxe Platinum: Comfortable Quadruple Room
📍 Location:Located in cars 2-6 and 12-16, with 10 compartments per car, totaling 40 seats.
🛋 ️ Configuration:Equipped with a tea table, storage compartment, TV, call button, and charging sockets for rest and entertainment during the journey.
🚿 Facilities:Both ends of the car have 2 shower rooms for passenger convenience.
3. Exclusive Purple Gold: High-End Quadruple Room
📍 Location:Located in cars 7, 10, and 11, with 6 high-end compartments per car, totaling 22 seats, offering better privacy.
🛋 ️ Configuration:Both ends of the car have shower rooms and washbasins, equipped with a sofa, round table, wardrobe, TV, call button, and charging sockets for higher comfort.
4. Public Areas: A Moving Entertainment Venue
🍽 ️ Panda Dining Car (Car 8):Offers 2-seat and 4-seat tables, serving various meals.
🎤 Multifunctional Entertainment Car (Car 9):Features a tea bar, KTV rooms, and game rooms, providing activities like singing, board games, and tea tasting.
🚂 Shifang Panda Train: A Moving Luxury Hotel🚬 Other Facilities:The train also has smoking areas, a medical room, and tea brewing rooms, along with a tea bar, KTV, cigar bar, and traditional mahjong tables to enrich the journey.
✨ Train Quality:Dual Guarantee of Comfort and Service
🛌 Comfortable Accommodation:The train moves with you throughout the trip, allowing restful nights and energetic days, avoiding travel fatigue.
📸 Highlight Attractions:The route covers the best of northern and southern Xinjiang, such as the Panlong Ancient Road on the Pamir Plateau,白沙湖 (Baisha Lake), Kanas, and Sayram Lake, offering a variety of landscapes in one trip.
🛎 ️ Thoughtful Service:The train is equipped with ‘Panda Butlers,’ guides, and onboard medical staff, providing luggage assistance, health consultations, and other services, friendly to elderly tourists.
🍽 ️ Specialty Dining:The dining car offers meals blending Sichuan and Xinjiang flavors, letting your taste buds also embark on a journey.
🗺 ️ Simple Itinerary:16-Day Highlight Tour of Northern and Southern Xinjiang
Day 1:Chengdu/Lanzhou-Kashgar, themed station departure, welcome performance
Day 2:Panda Train leisure sightseeing
Day 3:Kashgar, exclusive pickup, welcome dinner
Day 4:Kashgar-Taxian, Baisha Mountain-Baisha Lake-Karakul Lake-Panlong Ancient Road
The Shifang Panda Train is a high-end themed tourist train jointly created by China Railway Chengdu Group and Shifang City. Its body features a bronze color from Sanxingdui as the base tone, incorporating panda elements, and is hailed as a ‘moving star-rated leisure station.’Day 5:Taxian-Kashgar, Stone City, Golden Grassland, home visit
Day 6:Kashgar-Kuqa, Kashgar Ancient City, Fragrant Concubine Garden
Day 7:Kuqa-Nalati/Bayinbuluke, Tianshan Grand Canyon, Southern Section of Duku Highway, Bayinbuluke Swan Lake
Day 8:Nalati/Bayinbuluke-Yining, Nalati Grassland
Day 9:Yining-Beitun, Sayram Lake
Day 10:Beitun-Hemu-Jiadengyu, Hemu Scenic Area
Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Train Center: Contact Manager Mai (☎️132-0133-3409, same as WeChat) to book tickets. With over 10 years of experience, Manager Mai can send itineraries and quotes.
Day 11:Jiadengyu-Kanas-Burqin, Kanas Scenic Area
Day 12:Burqin-Beitun-Urumqi, Colorful Beach
Day 13:Urumqi, Tianshan Tianchi Scenic Area
Day 14:Urumqi-Turpan, Karez Well, Flaming Mountain, return trip
Days 15-16:Happy return to Lanzhou/Chengdu, farewell to guests
🎯 Positioning and Target Audience: Focuses on ‘slow pace, in-depth travel,’ especially suitable for tourists who want a worry-free and comfortable tour of Xinjiang, particularly the elderly.💰 Price Explanation:2026 16-Day Tour of Northern and Southern Xinjiang
1. Departure Dates
June 8, 2026
June 24, 2026
July 10, 2026
July 27, 2026
August 13, 2026
August 30, 2026
2. Seats and Prices (Unit: RMB/person)
Premium Platinum (Standard Quadruple Room):Upper berth 8480 | Lower berth 9280
Deluxe Platinum (Standard Quadruple Room):Upper berth 15780 | Lower berth 16780
🌙 Travel Mode: Adopts a ‘night travel, day sightseeing’ approach, turning long journeys into rest time, allowing tourists to explore energetically every day.Exclusive Purple Gold (High-End Quadruple Room):Upper berth 27880 | Lower berth 28880
3. Friendly Reminder
The above are reference prices for the 2026 16-day tour of northern and southern Xinjiang. Actual prices may vary due to season, berth, room type, and other factors.
Costs for children, etc., and the final quote are subject to the contract signed with the travel agency.
📞 Registration Method:How to Book
The Shifang Panda Train is a packaged tourism product, not sold separately on 12306, and must be booked through a legitimate travel agency.
Booking Process
1. Contact Advisor: Call or WeChat Manager Mai at Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Train Center to inquire about itineraries, schedules, and room types.
2. Confirm Details: After selecting a product, confirm the departure date, seat type, and understand the cost breakdown and contract terms.
3. Submit Information: Provide personal details such as name and valid ID number for booking and insurance purchase.
4. Make Payment: Pay the deposit or full amount as agreed, and sign the unified national tourism service supervision electronic contract.
🏞️ Core Route: 16-day tour of northern and southern Xinjiang, connecting key attractions such as Kashgar, the Pamir Plateau, Kanas, and Sayram Lake, allowing you to see snow-capped mountains, grasslands, lakes, and ancient cities all at once.5. Receive Notification: Receive the ‘Travel Guide’ and ‘Tour Notice’ before departure, and gather on time as instructed.
Important Notes
June to September is the peak season for Xinjiang tourism, with limited seats, so it is recommended to inquire and book early.
Be sure to book through Manager Mai at Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Train Center to protect your rights.
📋 Cost and Service Explanation
Cost Includes:Typically includes train seats, hotel accommodations listed in the itinerary, most meals, scenic area tickets and shuttle buses, guide services, travel accident insurance, etc. Specific inclusions are subject to the contract.
Cost Excludes:Personal expenses, meals not mentioned in the itinerary, costs during free time, etc.
Service Standards:The train is equipped with ‘Panda Butlers,’ guides, and onboard medical staff. In case of force majeure factors like weather or road conditions during the trip, both parties can agree on reasonable itinerary changes.
💌 Conclusion:Start Your Xinjiang Train Journey
One trip perfectly combines the magnificent scenery of northern and southern Xinjiang with the comfortable experience of the Shifang train. If you want more details or wish to customize an itinerary based on your budget and interests, feel free to contact Manager Mai at Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Train Center.
📞 Manager Mai:132-0133-3409 (Phone/WeChat same number)
May you board the Shifang train and, at a slow pace, gain an unforgettable Xinjiang journey.
How to book tickets for the Shifang Panda Train? Contact Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Train Center to book tickets. Contact Manager Mai (☎️132-0133-3409, same as WeChat) to send detailed itineraries and quotes.
