The section in Laos of the China-Laos Railway has been welcoming a busy passenger flow, with the single-day number of passenger trips reaching a new record over the weekend.
Saturday witnessed 15,110 trips on the line, a new high since the launch of the railway, according to its operator, Laos-China Railway Company.
The China-Laos Railway, linking Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province and the Laotian capital Vientiane, started operation on Dec 3, 2021.
As a landmark project under the Belt and Road Initiative, the railway adopts Chinese standard in its entire route which extends for 1,035 kilometers.
Over the past three years, the railway has become the preferred means of transportation for more and more people for inbound and outbound travels thanks to its advantages of being economical, convenient, efficient, comfortable and safe.
According to official data, in the last 10 days of November, the Laos section of the China-Laos Railway, which extends for 422 kilometers, broke its single-day passenger traffic record four times.
According to official data, in the first three quarters this year, the China-Laos Railway has seen 177,000 inbound and outbound passenger trips, a year-on-year increase of 175.6 percent, with passengers hailing from 101 countries and regions.
The cross-border freight services of the China-Laos Railway have covered 19 countries including Laos, Thailand, and Singapore, showing an increasingly prominent role of the railway as an international golden channel.
Daily passenger traffic of China-Laos railway hit new high
