Urumqi Transport - Train

Urumqi Transport - Train

Urumqi has two main train stations, Urumqi West Railway Station and Urumqi South Railway Station. West Station heads through northern Xinjiang and serves as a starting point and terminus. Urumqi South Station goes through the south of Xinjiang.

The Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway stops at Urumqi Railway Station, connecting Urumqi to six major Chinese cities, including Beijing (33.5 hrs), Shanghai (45 hrs), Lanzhou (20.5 hrs), Hankou (40.5 hrs), Chengdu (49.5 hrs), Zhengzhou (35 hrs), Chongqing (56 hrs), and Jinan (49.5 hrs). Once a week, there is also a train to Almaty in Kazakhstan (32-48 hrs). Train services in China are surprisingly comfortable but it is advisable to spend extra to secure a sleeper in order to avoid the torture that is an overnight journey on a hard-seat.

There are three different ways to book a train ticket in Urumqi: over the phone, online and at the ticket window. Tickets can be purchased over the telephone (9510 5105) 4-12 days (tickets during Spring Festival travel rush are available 20 days in advance since January 2013, but this is subject to change). According to new rules introduced on Jan 1, 2013, all train tickets must be collected within 24 hours of purchase. Tickets are non transferable and are void if not used on the correct day.

To book tickets online, use the site www.12306.cn. Tickets can be reserved daily from 7:00-23:00 from 12-20 days in advance (subject to change; pre-sale booking periods often change during the Spring Festival and other important National Holidays). You can buy rail tickets at the sales window up to 10-20 days in advance (also subject to change).

Using the real-name system, if a passenger loses their train ticket they can report the loss to get a new ticket. The replacement fee for lost tickets is 2 RMB and passengers will receive a ticket replacement. Passengers who have lost their tickets can report this at the train station ticket window if they have their original valid ID that was originally used to purchase the tickets and the date and station names of the original ticket. Passengers can get replacement tickets up to 20 minutes before departure time.  

Urumqi Railway Station
Destinations: Beijing, Shanghai, Lanzhou, Zhengzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Jinan
Add: 135 Nanzhan Lu, Shayibake District, Urumqi
Tel: 0991 7945 222
Bus route: 2, 8, 10, 21, 26, 36, 44, 50, 52, 80, 157, 902, 903, 905, 906, 909, 914, 915, 927

Urumqi West Railway Station
Destinations: Chengdu, Lianyungang, Chongqing, Xi'an, Lanzhou, Hami, Korla, Yining, Kashgar
Add: 470 Zhanqian Jie, Toutunhe District, Urumqi
Tel: 0991 7936 172
Bus route: 18, 909

Aletai Lu Ticket Office
Office hours: 07:30-22:30
Add: 88 Jiaheyuan Residence Area, Aletai Lu, Urumqi
Bus route: 7, 59, 68, 905

Xinmin Lu Ticket Office
Office hours: 07:30-22:30
Add: 3 Shenghe Hotel, 35 Xinmin Lu, Urumqi
Bus route: 8, 14, 25, 29

Beijiao Ticket Office
Office hours: 10:00-17:30
Add: Beijiao Distance Bus Station, 2 Nanhu Beilu, Urumqi
Bus route: 45, 101, 501, 529

Huanghe Lu Ticket Office
Office hours: 07:30-22:30
Add: 48 Huanghe Lu, Uruqmi
Bus route: 3, 109, 902

Jianshe Lu Ticket Office
Office hours: 7:30-22:30
Add: Affiliated Building of Laiyuan Hotel, 3 Jianshe Lu, Urumqi
Bus route: 8, 58, 908

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