On April 10, 2023, Seetao.com reporter China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. learned that on April 13, the China-Laos Railway will open two-way international passenger trains from Kunming South Station and Vientiane Station. Mastery.

Since the opening of the China-Laos Railway in December 2021, the National Railway Group, together with the Lao railway department, has coordinated the epidemic prevention and control and transportation organization, effectively managed and utilized the China-Laos Railway, and divided the sections between Kunming and Mohan, Vientiane and Boten Passenger trains are running, cross-border freight trains are carefully organized, and the China-Laos Railway is showing a boom in both passenger and freight traffic.

As of April 9, the China-Laos Railway has transported a total of 13.93 million passengers and 18.38 million tons of cargo, including 3.59 million tons of cross-border cargo.

International passenger trains on the China-Laos Railway will operate in the morning-to-night mode, with one train in each direction in both directions every day, stopping at Kunming South, Pu'er, Xishuangbanna, Mohan, Boten, Luang Prabang, Wanrong, and Vientiane 8 The total travel time for each station, including the customs clearance time of the railway port, is 10 hours and 30 minutes, and the same day access can be achieved between Kunming and Vientiane. The international passenger trains on the China-Laos Railway use the power-concentrated "Fuxing" and "Lancang" EMUs, with a maximum operating speed of 160 kilometers per hour.

At the initial stage of the operation of international passenger trains on the China-Laos Railway, the railway departments of the two countries will flexibly set up cross-border carriages and non-cross-border carriages for EMUs according to the cross-border passenger flow situation, and sell tickets according to the corresponding sections. The international passenger trains on the China-Laos Railway adopt the customs clearance mode of "two places, two inspections".

At 9:00 on April 11, Beijing time, the railway departments of China and Laos will sell international passenger train tickets both online and offline. Passengers who purchase cross-border tickets for international passenger trains departing from Kunming South can purchase cross-border train tickets between Kunming South and Vientiane through the China Railway 12306 website and ticket windows at five designated stations in Kunming, Kunming South, Pu'er, Xishuangbanna, and Mohan . Passengers who purchase cross-border tickets for international passenger trains departing from Vientiane can purchase cross-border trains between Vientiane and Kunming South through the Lao Railway Internet ticketing system and ticket windows at four designated stations in Vientiane, Vang Vieng, Luang Prabang, and Boten ticket. Editor / Zhao E