Overnight Train from Beijing to Xi’an (September 22- 23, 2004)

Author: * jojo Chi - 27 Posts on this thread out of 30 Posts sitewide.
Date: Oct 25, 2004 - 14:29

You remember the song “A Slow Boat to China”? Well the overnight train from Beijing to Xi’an is just the opposite. It covers the 1200 kilometers(720 miles)non-stop in 11 ½ hours! We boarded at the Beijing train station at 8:30 PM and arrived at Xi’an at about 8 AM. It’s Train number Z19/20 and is the result of the fifth national speed-up of trains from April 18, 2004.

Me and Ginger at the Beijing train station waiting to board.

THE train!

Train orientation

Train dining car

We had a small but comfortable sleeper cabin.

It's great having your own tour guide. Here's Ginger reviewing our itenary for Xi'an as the train zooms along!