China-Laos Railway handles over 18 mln tonnes of cross-border cargo

中老铁路跨境货物吞吐量超1800万吨

KUNMING, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Since commencing operations in December 2021, the China-Laos Railway has transported over 18 million tonnes of cross-border freight, according to China Railway Kunming Group Co.

新华社昆明3月11日电据中国铁路昆明集团有限公司称，自2021年12月开通运营以来，中老铁路已运输跨境货物超过1800万吨。

Freight traffic on the railway has continued to grow steadily. In 2025 alone, the railway handled 5.46 million tonnes of cross-border cargo, up 14 percent year on year.

铁路货运量持续稳定增长。仅2025年，该铁路就处理了546万吨跨境货物，同比增长14%。

The upward momentum has continued this year, with daily cross-border shipments averaging about 15,000 tonnes.

今年继续保持上升势头，日均跨境发货量约1.5万吨。

According to railway authorities, the range of goods transported has expanded significantly. In the early days of operation, the railway carried just over 10 types of cargo, mainly fertilizers and general merchandise. Today, it handles more than 3,800 varieties, including electronics, photovoltaic products and cold-chain fruits.

据铁路主管部门介绍，运输货物范围明显扩大。在运营初期，这条铁路运输的货物种类只有10多种，主要是化肥和日用品。如今，经营电子、光伏产品、冷链水果等3800多个品种。

The railway's cross-border freight network now reaches 31 provincial-level regions in China and extends to 19 Belt and Road Initiative partner countries, including Thailand and Vietnam.

该铁路的跨境货运网络现已到达中国31个省级地区，并延伸至泰国、越南等19个“一带一路”合作伙伴国家。

Stretching 1,035 kilometers from Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province to the Lao capital of Vientiane, the China-Laos Railway commenced operations on Dec. 3, 2021. To meet growing demand for cross-border travel, international passenger train services between Kunming and Vientiane were introduced on April 13, 2023.

中老铁路从中国西南部云南省昆明到老挝首都万象，全长1035公里，于2021年12月3日开通运营。为满足日益增长的跨境旅行需求，昆明至万象国际旅客列车服务于2023年4月13日开通。