On February 7, 2023, a China-Laos Railway international freight train carrying 19 cold-chain containers and about 280 tons of fresh vegetables departed from the Kunming Central Station of China Railway Union in Yunnan Province, which means that the round-trip railway transportation between China, Laos and Thailand The column was launched successfully.

The first China-Laos-Thai full-range railway transport train is expected to arrive in Bangkok, Thailand in 55 hours. The train is transported by the China-Laos Railway Lancang-Mekong Express International Freight Train from Kunming to Vientiane South Station in Laos for reloading, and then passes through Thailand’s meter-gauge railway When it arrives in Bangkok, it takes about 1 day shorter than the previous railway and road section transportation mode, and the transportation cost is reduced by more than 20%. On the return journey of the train, seasonal fruits such as Thai longan and durian will be shipped to realize the return of the train.

Xu Chao, deputy general manager of China Railway Union Group Kunming Branch, said that the railway department has strengthened the organization of cold chain goods, strengthened communication and coordination with the customs department, and actively promoted the fast customs clearance and transit mode to minimize the customs clearance time of goods. The China-Laos-Thai full-range railway transport train has built a new more efficient and stable cold chain logistics channel, injecting new momentum into the economic and trade cooperation between China and ASEAN countries. Editor/He Yuting