China Laos Railway has delivered more than 15 million tons of goods in total

The reporter learned from China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. that since this year, the China Laos railway has transported more than 600000 tons of cross-border goods, including 510000 tons of imported goods, up five times year-on-year. Since the opening of the China Laos Railway, as of February 22, a total of 15.6 million tons of goods have been delivered. Among them, 12.2 million tons of goods were sent in the domestic section, 3.4 million tons were sent in the foreign section, and 2.98 million tons were transported across the border.

Mohan Station of China Laos Railway, located on the border between China and Laos, is the only national railway port from China to Laos. "There are more and more kinds of goods. Every day, the China Laos Railway transports exported electronic products, vegetables, flowers, etc. to Laos, and imports bananas, durian, longan and other fruits and high-quality products from South and Southeast Asian countries." Wang Junfeng, deputy head of Mohan Station of China Railway Kunming Bureau Group, said.

Since the opening and operation of the China Laos Railway on December 3, 2021, the transportation security has remained stable and the freight transportation has continued to flourish. The railway department strengthened the communication and coordination with the customs, actively promoted the rapid customs clearance and customs transfer mode, and transferred the port inspection to the destination customs or the customs of the origin for handling. The customs clearance time of Mohan railway port was reduced from more than 40 hours to less than 5 hours, and the customs clearance time of cross-border goods was significantly reduced, effectively easing the congestion pressure at the port.

It is understood that the cross-border freight trains of the China Laos Railway have increased from 2 trains per day at the initial stage of opening to 12 trains per day at present, and the category of goods has expanded from more than 10 kinds of fertilizers and general merchandise at the initial stage of opening to more than 1200 kinds of electronics, photovoltaic, cold chain fruits, etc., which has played a positive role in unblocking the domestic and international double circulation and promoting the construction of the China Laos economic corridor.