China-Laos Railway launches online promotion meeting for transportation service

Updated: November 27, 2021 Source: Xinhua News Agency

Aerial photo taken on Nov. 22, 2021 shows the Luang Prabang station along the China-Laos Railway in Luang Prabang, Laos. The construction of the China-Laos Railway started in December 2016. It is expected to be operational in December 2021. The 1,013-km cross-border railway consists of two sections, one in China and the other in Laos. The 414-km section in Laos will run from Boten border gate in northern part of the country to the Lao national capital city of Vientiane, with an operating speed of 160 km per hour. The railway is a docking project between China's Belt and Road Initiative and Laos' strategy to convert itself from a landlocked country to a land-linked hub. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

VIENTIANE, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- In order to better meet the socio-economic development along the China-Laos Railway and the logistics needs of enterprises, the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC) has recently held an online promotion meeting for its transportation service.

The LCRC, a joint venture based in Lao capital Vientiane in charge of the operation of the railway's Lao section, told Xinhua on Friday that it hopes the meeting will help local enterprises' development and better act its role in railway logistics services.

Altogether 138 Lao enterprises, including some local joint ventures, participated in the video conference held on Wednesday.

At the meeting, the LCRC introduced the stations in Laos which provide freight services, the type of goods suitable for railway transportation, the price of railway freight and the procedure to order freight services, etc.

At the starting period, the railway's Lao section may only provide container transportation, but will offer 24-hour customs clearance convenience, and will meet domestic transport needs in Laos and cross-border transportation demands.

The China-Laos Railway is a docking project between the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Laos' strategy to convert itself from a landlocked country to a land-linked hub.

The electrified passenger and cargo railway is built with the full application of Chinese management and technical standards. The construction of the project started in December 2016 and is to conclude and open to traffic in the coming December.

Aerial photo taken on Nov. 22, 2021 shows the Vangvieng station along the China-Laos Railway in Vangvieng, Laos. The construction of the China-Laos Railway started in December 2016. It is expected to be operational in December 2021. The 1,013-km cross-border railway consists of two sections, one in China and the other in Laos. The 414-km section in Laos will run from Boten border gate in northern part of the country to the Lao national capital city of Vientiane, with an operating speed of 160 km per hour. The railway is a docking project between China's Belt and Road Initiative and Laos' strategy to convert itself from a landlocked country to a land-linked hub. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

A Lane Xang EMU train pulls into the Vientiane station along the China-Laos Railway in Vientiane, Laos, Nov. 21, 2021. The construction of the China-Laos Railway started in December 2016. It is expected to be operational in December 2021. The 1,013-km cross-border railway consists of two sections, one in China and the other in Laos. The 414-km section in Laos will run from Boten border gate in northern part of the country to the Lao national capital city of Vientiane, with an operating speed of 160 km per hour. The railway is a docking project between China's Belt and Road Initiative and Laos' strategy to convert itself from a landlocked country to a land-linked hub. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

Aerial photo taken on Nov. 21, 2021 shows a section of the China-Laos Railway on the ourskirts of Vientiane, Laos. The construction of the China-Laos Railway started in December 2016. It is expected to be operational in December 2021. The 1,013-km cross-border railway consists of two sections, one in China and the other in Laos. The 414-km section in Laos will run from Boten border gate in northern part of the country to the Lao national capital city of Vientiane, with an operating speed of 160 km per hour. The railway is a docking project between China's Belt and Road Initiative and Laos' strategy to convert itself from a landlocked country to a land-linked hub. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2021 shows the Vientiane station along the China-Laos Railway in Vientiane, Laos. The construction of the China-Laos Railway started in December 2016. It is expected to be operational in December 2021. The 1,013-km cross-border railway consists of two sections, one in China and the other in Laos. The 414-km section in Laos will run from Boten border gate in northern part of the country to the Lao national capital city of Vientiane, with an operating speed of 160 km per hour. The railway is a docking project between China's Belt and Road Initiative and Laos' strategy to convert itself from a landlocked country to a land-linked hub. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2021 shows the control center of the Vientiane station along the China-Laos Railway in Vientiane, Laos. The construction of the China-Laos Railway started in December 2016. It is expected to be operational in December 2021. The 1,013-km cross-border railway consists of two sections, one in China and the other in Laos. The 414-km section in Laos will run from Boten border gate in northern part of the country to the Lao national capital city of Vientiane, with an operating speed of 160 km per hour. The railway is a docking project between China's Belt and Road Initiative and Laos' strategy to convert itself from a landlocked country to a land-linked hub. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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