China-Laos railway to become a new logistics network from China to ASEAN
(China) - China State Railway Group says the China-Laos high-speed rail line has accelerated the establishment of a new logistics network between China and ASEAN member states, carrying 67 passengers. Tens of thousands of people and 170,000 tons of goods in the first month of operation of the railway. According to China's Global Times.
The successful operation of the China-Laos railway has boosted domestic tourism while bringing more convenience, according to a statement sent by China Railway to the Global Times. To the people living along this railway. Residents of Pu'er County and Xishuangbanna Dai District of Yunnan Province, China can now travel by train. Earlier this week, it was the one-month anniversary of the launch of the high-speed train.
China-Laos high-speed rail has greatly boosted the tourism economy in the region along the railway, attracting many tourists who take the train to visit the scenic areas. Bookings for Pua County rose 92.4 percent and Xishuangbanna Dai increased 59.9 percent from the previous month.
The number of train passengers per day increased from 19,000 on the opening day of the train to 33,000 for designated routes in China, with a total of 620,000 passengers.
The number of international passengers traveling through the railway line in Laos increased from 1,000 per day on the opening day to 2,600, bringing the total number of passengers on the train to more than 50,000.
The high-speed train also reduced the time and cost of transportation from Kunming in Yunnan Province and Vientiane, Laos to 30 hours, with 380 freight trains traveling on the tracks. This is from December 3, bringing the total to 170,000 tons, including 70 international freight trains.
The Global Times reported that the goods shipped were initially rubber and fertilizer, followed by electronics, solar panels, telecommunications equipment, textiles, vegetables, flowers and other products.
With the entry into force of the RCEP agreement from January 1, the volume of goods transported on the China-Laos railway is expected to increase.
