Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The lounge car on the upcoming Golden Eagle Silk Road Express train Luxury trains seem to be having a moment. Leaders in the space, Belmond, are always revealing new routes, rooms and advancements on their global luxury trains, while Orient Express, recently acquired by Accor, is developing a whole new train offering, with La Dolce Vita Orient Express launching in 2025 to traverse Italy. Golden Eagle Luxury Trains are also advancing with the new Golden Eagle Silk Road Express , slated to debut in 2025.
The new train will travel along one of the world’s most legendary paths, the Silk Road, a network of trading routes connecting the East with the West, dating back to the second century BCE and remaining active through the middle of the fifteenth century. While Golden Eagle has ventured on the Silk Road before via itineraries like Republics of the Silk Road, which visits the seven so-called “Stans,” and the Jewels of the Silk Road, which includes key Silk Road outposts like Bukhara, Samarkand and Khiva, the new Golden Eagle Silk Road Express will offer whole new itineraries, to be revealed soon. Golden Eagle Silk Road Express's exterior The train itself will be highly opulent with a pale blue, crimson and gold exterior, and interiors decked out with Eastern art pieces.
Cabins (including twin rooms, king rooms, family rooms and grand suites) are dressed in sand tones with rich wood accents. Grand suites have separate in-r.