Passengers prepare to board the Delta Star Express in east China's Shanghai, May 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)
The Delta Star Express, a tourist train featuring cozy accommodations, departed Tuesday from Shanghai, carrying nearly 200 passengers for an 18-day tour to northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Developed by China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd., the tourist train provides multi-passenger cabins with in-suite bathrooms, storage spaces as well as panoramic viewing windows.
Passengers are pictured inside a cabin aboard the Delta Star Express in east China, May 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)
Staff members work aboard the Delta Star Express in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)
Medical workers offer free clinic service to passengers aboard the Delta Star Express in east China, May 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)
A passenger takes a photo before boarding the Delta Star Express in east China's Shanghai, May 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)
