by train from lanzhou to urumqui with bicycle

Posted by: heimradeln

by train from lanzhou to urumqui with bicycle - 01/10/15 08:54 AM

Hi guys, we wanted to go by train from lanzhou to urumqui by mid/end april, and now there seems to be a rule that bicycles are not allowed in chinese trains since january 2015 http://en.trackingchina.com/2015/01/06/p...railway-trains/
Has anybody done this train journey recently and how did you solve bringing the bike with you? We do not speak Chinese.. And have no idea how long would it take to organize this, is it possible in a reasonable time frame?
There is also the New express train now as we understand, does the old connection still exist? Thanks a ton for your help!!!