An online guide to #RailTourism in Asia by @ThaiTrainGuide and @nonstopeurotrip. Video guides on YouTube @AsianTrainGuide
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In today's video we ride a sleeper train that you can't actually sleep on 👉🏻youtu.be/OEg-OyJOeMw
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Tianjin flavors and traditional opera are coming aboard the Tianjin Fantasy Express. During the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday periods, this themed tourist train features a new dining car serving local specialties, onboard opera performances as well as other cultural activities. The journey turns travel between Beijing and Tianjin into a taste of local Tianjin culture.
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🚂 Could Anantara Bring “The Vietage” to Thailand?
This is pure speculation, but recent talks between Minor International and SRT about developing luxury rail tourism got me thinking.
Minor owns Anantara, which already operates The Vietage by Anantara luxury railway experience in Vietnam. I’ve travelled on it myself: a beautifully fitted-out private carriage attached to a regular train, with just 12 passengers enjoying fine dining, wine and cocktails - even a relaxing head-and-shoulder treatment during the journey.
So, could the same concept work in Thailand?
Imagine an Anantara luxury carriage attached to an existing SRT train between Bangkok and Hua Hin. Minor already has Anantara hotels in Bangkok and the Anantara Hua Hin Resort at the other end.
Guests could transfer from their Bangkok hotel to the train, enjoy a full meal, wine and massage as they travel south, and be collected at Hua Hin station for the final transfer to the resort.
No need for Minor to operate an entire train. Just hook their own luxury carriage onto an existing SRT service — exactly as they already do in Vietnam.
To be clear, there is no indication yet that this is Minor’s actual plan. No route or operating concept has been announced. But having experienced The Vietage, I can certainly see how easily the concept could be adapted to Thailand.
Minor has the hotels and the experience. SRT has the railway. And now they’re talking.
Could this be what they have in mind?
#Thailand #ThailandByTrain #SRT #Anantara #MinorInternational #TheVietage #LuxuryTrain #RailTourism #HuaHin #ExploreThailandByRail
🚉 🇲🇾🇸🇬 JB-Singapore RTS Link: First look at Bukit Chagar station, and Malaysia’s 25-minute target for commuters - CNA channelnewsasia.com/asia/rts…
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Back on a real train!
Chinese Railways
Hohhot to Erlian (Erenhot)
K7932 Conventional service 4h46m non-stop
4 berth soft sleeper
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Ulaanbataar Station
First direct train service from Moscow since Covid
Golden Eagle Trans Siberian Express
Train № 106M/924
Mongolian railways M62 Locomotive
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This (👇🏻) is NOT a Maglev. It is the next gen Chinese Fuxing CR450 ultra high-speed conventional train which will enter service in the next 6 months or so with an in-service top speed of (just) 400km/h or 250mph 🇨🇳 Read it and weep Europe and America 🚆 – at Samrong Tai, Thailand
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Zamiin-Uud Замын-Үүд to Ulaanbataar Mongolia
Overnight sleeper train 275 formed of 27 coaches
2 Berth cabin
Sunrise in Gobi; green at this time of year
Train image from my cabin
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Beijing to Hohhot 呼和浩特市
Inner Mongolia PRC
3½ hours 460km
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Shenzhen North Railway Station is vast.
40 boarding gates
20 x 16 car platforms.
~ 450 daily High Speed train departures
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Very short first leg of a long rail journey;
HSR Shuttle Hong Kong to Shenzhen N, 50km/20min.
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Sleep on the train, shower in your own cabin, and wake up beside the "Mirror of the Sky". On July 18, the "Beautiful Sky Road" tourist train departed from Xining Railway Station in Northwest China's Qinghai province, taking nearly 120 travelers on a two-day journey to Chaka Salt Lake. With private bathrooms, onboard oxygen and an overnight stay on the train, passengers can enjoy the salt lake at sunset, beneath the stars and again at sunrise.
KTM Intercity tickets are now on sale for journeys from 1 to 6 September 2026.
Services include KTM Intercity, Ekspres Rakyat Timuran and Shuttle Timuran trains.
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🚂🇲🇾 Has KTMB killed off the Jungle Train? One of the highlights of this train was the approach to Gua Musang. Early morning mist. Limestone cliffs. Unfortunately, after a timetable change on 1st August, the train will now arrive there three and a half hours earlier at 4:01 a.m.
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Coming up tomorrow over on my @YouTube channel, we're back in #China to take one of the country's most popular overnight services from #Xian to #Beijing onboard this fantastic EMU sleeper train 🚆 🇨🇳 #NonstopEurotrip
Sub here 👉🏻 youtube.com/@nonstopeurotrip
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🇮🇳🚆 Planning to travel on an Indian sleeper train?
This complete guide covers everything you need to know before your journey, from the different sleeper classes and how to book tickets to what to expect onboard. Whether it’s your first trip on Indian Railways or you’re a seasoned traveller, you’ll pick up plenty of practical tips for a smoother journey.
👉 WATCH: youtu.be/CkCS6vDM2EU
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🇮🇳 Coming this week on the @AsianTrainGuide YouTube channel - everything you need to know about Indian Sleeper Trains in ten minutes.
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