From the New Year’s Day in 2010, a pair of day and night passenger train from Kunming to Lijiang East will be opened to traffic. The night train no.K9606/7 starts from Kunming at 22:00 and arrives at Lijiang East at 06:55 the next day. The night train no.K9608/5 starts from Lijiang East at 22:08 and arrives at Kunming at 07:08 the next day. The upper hard berth costs CNY130, the middle hard berth costs CNY 137 and the lower hard berth cost CNY 141. The upper soft berth costs CNY 200 and the lower soft berth costs CNY 207. The VIP compartment costs CNY 614.

The day train no.5652/3 starts from Kunming at 08:20, stopping at Dali at 17:09 and arrives at Lijiang East at 19:29. The day train no.5654/1 starts from Lijiang East at 09:27, stopping at Dali at 11:36 and arrives at Kuming at 20:50. The stopping places are Lufeng, Guangtong, Chuxiong, Nanhua, Shaqiao, Yaoan, Changchong, Mupang, Xiangyun and Midu. The upper hard berth costs CNY 87, the middle hard berth costs CNY 93, the lower hard berth costs CNY96 and the hard seat costs CNY41.