China-Laos Railway extended in shuttle-service section

Tourists from Laos and Thailand arrive at the Xishuangbanna railway station in Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

KUNMING, April 13 (Xinhua) -- An international train service on a section of the China-Laos Railway has been extended with more train stations added to it, thereby providing increased travel solutions for international passengers, according to China Railway Kunming Group Co., Ltd. on Sunday.

In addition to the train service linking the terminal stations of Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, and the Laotian capital Vientiane, there is also a shuttle train service section on the China-Laos Railway connecting Xishuangbanna of Yunnan with Luang Prabang in Laos.

From Sunday, this shuttle-service section will offer a 94-km extension to Pu'er in Yunnan, a city famous for its tea and coffee production, while this service extension also features a stop at Nateuy of Laos.

As of Sunday, the section of Xishuangbanna-Luang Prabang international passenger train service on the China-Laos Railway had transported a total of 220,000 passengers, including 81,000 cross-border passengers, since its launch a year ago.