Trans-Siberia Episode 04: Xi’an Train Station

Posted by on Mar 29, 2011 in Blog, Trans-Siberia 2010, Video Episodes | 2 comments

Our first train in China commenced from the Xi’an Train Station. Over 6000 miles later, we still had not found a crazier station (although Beijing was close). What a way to break into the mass-transit experience. While this is not on the Trans-Siberian route, it marked the beginning of our train trip across Asia, ending in St. Petersburg, Russia. We took the overnight train from Xi’an to Beijing (the terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway) on a very nice train.

Some notes on this train:  The sleeper cars were very clean and it was a nice way to ease into life on a train. It was very comfortable, although all we did was sleep. Once we awoke, we had arrived in Beijing. The bathrooms were clean at the beginning, with a choice of the traditional sit-down toilets or squat toilets.

One additional comment for all of those women who complain and complain when a man leaves the toilet seat up. Well, too bad for you, on this train they leave them down and, let’s just say, you better get in there early because proper aim on a train is IMpossible. Later trains had a hook which held the seats up at all times, but for some reason this train either did not have them, or no one used them.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=3317660 Yatlong Poon

    And this is why I can never live in the Motherland… too many people. That, and I can’t read Chinese.

    • http://flyingcoach.org Flip Adams

      Yep, it is crazy crowded and it’s every person for themselves. Everyone lines up nice and orderly and then the train arrives and all hell breaks loose.