Stewards of China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. are pictured in Kunming Railway Station in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)
BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The China-Laos Railway, half a year into its operation, has delivered more than 4 million tonnes of freight as of Thursday, China's railway operator said.
The transport volume of cross-border cargo came in at 647,000 tonnes during the period, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.
The train line also handled over 3.2 million passenger trips, said the operator.
Since December 2021, 21 Chinese regions have designated cross-border trains for freight transport along the railway, with goods including fertilizers, daily necessities, electronics and fruits.
As a landmark project under the Belt and Road Initiative, the 1,035-km China-Laos Railway connects China's Kunming with the Laotian capital Vientiane. ■
Lao trainees of the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC) learn to drive the bullet train on a Lane Xang EMU train on Feb. 10, 2022. (Photo by Yang Yongquan/Xinhua)
A worker of China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. examines a bullet train in southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)
Workers of China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. maintain the railway line in southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
Workers of Luang Prabang Operation Management Center under the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC) conduct maintenance work of devices in Luang Prabang Province, Laos, May 28, 2022. (LCRC/Handout via Xinhua)
A worker of the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC) examines a bullet train at the Vientiane Station of the railway in Laos on May 28, 2022. (Photo by Di Tengjiao/Xinhua)
Stewards of the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC) serve passengers on a Lane Xang EMU train on May 25, 2022. (Photo by Han Jialing/Xinhua)
Workers of China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. maintain the railway line in southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
A worker of Luang Prabang Operation Management Center under the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC) records data while conducts maintenance work of railway line in Luang Prabang Province, Laos, May 30, 2022. (LCRC/Handout via Xinhua)
Drivers work in the cockpit of a Fuxing bullet train running on the China-Laos Railway on June 1, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
Workers of Luang Prabang Operation Management Center under the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC) conduct maintenance work of devices in Luang Prabang Province, Laos, May 28, 2022. (LCRC/Handout via Xinhua)
Stewardesses of the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC) wait for passengers beside a Lane Xang EMU train at the Vientiane Station of China-Laos Railway in Laos on May 24, 2022. (Photo by Yang Yongquan/Xinhua)
Stewardesses of the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC) wait for passengers beside a Lane Xang EMU train at the Vientiane Station of China-Laos Railway in Laos on May 24, 2022. (Photo by Yang Yongquan/Xinhua)
Stewards of China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. wait for passengers in Kunming Railway Station in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)
A stewardess of China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. works on a bullet train in Kunming Railway Station in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)
Workers of Luang Prabang Operation Management Center under the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC) conduct maintenance work of devices in Luang Prabang Province, Laos, May 28, 2022. (LCRC/Handout via Xinhua)
Workers of Luang Prabang Operation Management Center under the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC) conduct maintenance work of railway line in Luang Prabang Province, Laos, May 27, 2022. (LCRC/Handout via Xinhua)
A stewardess of China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. arranges food on a bullet train in southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)
A worker of China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. maintains devices in southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 1, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
