Chen Junfei, a senior designer at CRRC Chengdu, detailed that the Chengdu panda train consists of 18 carriages with 54 rooms and can accommodate up to 132 passengers.

　　The train boasts a user-friendly space design, adjustable air conditioning, wide scenic windows, ultra-quiet cabins, and enhanced smart facilities and systems, all designed to provide passengers with an optimal viewing and living experience, he explained.

　　Constructed to meet high-star hotel standards, the train is staffed by 18 “panda butlers,“ seven vacation ambassadors, eight professional chefs, and a 50-member support team dedicated to offering round-the-clock premium service.

　　Zhang Fuming, a panda butler from Sichuan Chengdu Railway International Business Travel Group, highlighted that this new train represents a third-generation upgrade of the panda train concept.

　　The train's interior decor incorporates giant panda imagery and traditional Sichuan cultural elements, including hibiscus, ginkgo trees, and bamboo. It also features nearly 60 artworks created using intangible cultural heritage techniques such as Shu brocade, Shu embroidery, and bamboo weaving, he said.

　　Lan Jiawen, head of the travel group's Sichuan Southwest Rail International Travel Agency, stated that since its debut in 2021, the panda train has operated various routes to over 30 destinations, including Guizhou, Yunnan, Shandong, Gansu, and Heilongjiang provinces.

　　“By seamlessly integrating sightseeing with rail travel, the train offers a 'fast arrival, slow travel' experience that caters to tourists' demand,“ she said.

　　Lan added that the panda train will later introduce routes to destinations such as Ejina in Inner Mongolia autonomous region and Northeast China, with tourism products tailored to market demand and seasonal features.