Overnight in a Classic Chinese Sleeper Train – Soft Sleeper Review

Nǐ hǎo! First video in China as it was requested a lot on the channel, today we're finally starting to take a look at the Chinese railway system and of course we had to check out a sleeper train!🚆🌙 Please welcome Elijah, a new trip reporter that will travel across Asia over the next few months and report for the channel! Check out his work at 👉 https://mandarinandmiles.substack.com/ Map realized with Viaduct, more at https://viaduct.world/ - TRIP INFORMATION - Date: September 2025 Railway company: CR Route : Wuchang to Xi'an Time : 11h52 Price : ¥312 - 37€ - 42$ Discover my night train company @NoxMobility 🚆🌙👇 https://www.noxmobility.com LINK FOR MY BOOK ABOUT NIGHT TRAINS! - BOOK IN 🇫🇷 : https://www.fnac.com/a16082670/THIBAULT-CONSTANT-Trains-de-nuit - BOOK IN 🇩🇪 : https://www.dorlingkindersley.de/buch/thibault-constant-petra-sparrer-mit-dem-nachtzug-durch-europa-9783734206634 LINK TO THE NEW CHANNEL : Minitrak by Simply Railway https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgV2ympxK8JW2xLWZEPD5ZA/videos?app=desktop&view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=0 - PATREON PAGE : https://www.patreon.com/simply_railway - INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/simply_railway - BLUESKY : https://bsky.app/profile/simplyrailways.bsky.social - SIMPLY RAILWAY PRODUCTS : https://teespring.com/stores/simply-railway Massive thanks to my following Patreon for their help : Claudio Bickel ; Martin Haynes ; D Austin Horowitz ; Thomas Alfred Roell ; Captain Ginyu ; Andreas Konrad ; Christopher Style ; Dick DeBartolo ; Nicholas Torres ; Nick Reed ; Philippe Branco ; Tom Van Baren ; Ian Earle ; Robin Roemisch ; Michael Romero ; Fin Ross Russell ; Frederic R Merchant ; RAH ; Robyn Jackson ; William George ; John Michael Dornoff ; Trevor Key ; Fabricio ; Linda Vainomae-Hoffmann ; Jeffrey Williams ; Shane Edmonds ; Dave Ferrell ; Bea Dan ; clearingrubble ; Charlie Myers ; Bill ; jpjh ; David Bonet ; Eric Schmidt ; John S Baldyga ; Will Ho ; Sam Couch ; Dennis Field ; Raging_lemons ; Daniel De Marta ; Shawn Morse ; Benny Wong ; Jason Rabinowitz ; Szeming Lau ; Peter ; Dining Car ; Robert Badgett ; Paul Hurst ; Leonard McCants ; Garl Boyd Latham ; TravelBlogger.com ; Jaymar7456 ; Nick Russo ; RJ B ; Parigino 48 ; Magikarp ; James O'Donnell ; Danny Anderson ; Marc van der Lee ; Pierre Bourry ; Mark Schutter ; Jennifer M Zukawski ; Pierre Chevalier ; Caracole ; Tommy Penner ; ursus arctos ; Joe Grubbs ; Matthew Edwards ; Peter Harrison ; Arthur Sievers ; Geogast ; Mind K ; Warren Avis ; Jun Plas ; Per Ove Persson ; Robert Mersereau ; Manuel Sauleda ; Christian Emde ; Nicole ; Bart Nadeau ; Michèle ; Rick ; Mary Ann Bernard ; Surina Brewer ; Patrick J Knapp Jr ; Tom Barton ; George Dover ; Cornelis Kater ; Louis P Sauve ; Kraisorn Sapp ; Lois Johnson ; Raymond Dubois ; Stephen Repetski ; Adam Wickens & Hazel Smith ; David Novak ; Dirk Schultz ; Peter Kelly ; Roy. Parker ; William E Gray ; Tom Graham ; Matias ; The Foxyb ; Killergen ; Fernão Gondin ; Dennis Mabrey ; Mr Maurice ; Ben Owen ; Michael S Wilhelm ; David Hoyt ; Terry Patterson ; Spencer Brownlee ; m kirby ; Stephane Thienel ; Virginie ; Manuel Guedes-Vieira ; Mats ; Allan Waldron ; Michael Joost ; Edwin Coates ; Hugh Johnson ; Gregoire P ; Severin Durand ; Jay Newman ; Calvin Mangubat ; Orion ; MacLean ; Fred M ; Andrew Oliva ; Myles Freborg ; Maxime Hurtrel ; Sol Miranda Weiner ; Dr Buckton ; Richard Rieben ; BenG ; Brendan D ; Bradley Seeman ; Nikola M ; Patrick G ; Chris Souka ; Lord Philip Zornes ; Vinnie ; Chris Colles ; Andrew McGovern ; Szymon ; 160to4 ; Quentin Cvz ; András Tiringer ; Larry Garlock ; Gabriel ; Daan Lagerwaard ; Chris Rudy ; Steinar BR ; hongkonghurricane ; Radiatore ; Samuel Augustus Jennings ; Steve Brittain ; Patiperro Sobre Rieles ; Kevin B ; Luis Villuendas ; Manu ; Michael Holden ; William Rohe ; Scott ; T.Suzuki ; Francis Tapon ; Lois Johnson ; Åke Reisnert ; Francis Tapon ; Władysław Kołpaczewski ; Alan Spencer ; P Karasz ; gpaulat ; Andre Amorim ; Aurélien S. ; NotMcool ; Miyaki ; Severity One ; The Wolverine 1955 ; Peter Jurney ; Manuele M ; Kevin O ; Marian Rabanser ; Charles Nilon ; Ashlynn ; Tomas ; Suzy Rogers ; Travis Stimpson ; MemoriesInFrames ; Logan Koepke ; Ton Pett ; Nikolai Stoykov ; Ian Henderson ; Patrick Le Floch ; Ladislav Dvořák ; Gali Terezia ; PJ ; Boris Angelov ; Francois ; Adam ; 小蒲 ; Christopher Eric Justin Uy ; Gina Abdala ; Stevan Vojnanovic ; Ladislav Dvořák ; Excavataur ; Tanker Crew ; Filip T ; Maximilian Zwicker 00:00 : Intro 00:43 : Wuchang station 02:27 : Smoking not smoking 02:45 : Getting to the train 03:07 : Iconic green car 03:45 : Boarding 04:08 : Room tour 05:56 : Departure & overview 07:04 : Elijah Substack 07:26 : Outta Wuhan 07:44 : Dining car! 08:32 : Walkthrough 09:04 : Alone but not for long 09:27 : Through China 10:35 : Toilets Time 11:33 : Picking more people 12:09 : Nighty night 12:51 : Mid roll ads 13:39 : Night feedback 14:48 : Toilets Time II 15:00 : Arrival 17:55 : Conclusion 18:22 : Outro