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Tourist train service from Beijing to Vientiane commences

A cross-border tourist train service from the Chinese capital Beijing to Lao capital Vientiane began running on November 13.
Tourist train service from Beijing to Vientiane commences ảnh 1Passengers at the Vientiane Railway Station in Laos. (Photo: China Media Group)

Vientiane (VNA) - A cross-border tourist train service from the Chinese capital Beijing to Laocapital Vientiane began running on November 13.

The train departs from Beijing Fengtai Railway Station andtravels along the Beijing-Guangzhou and Shanghai-Kunming railway lines then arrives at Kunming, Yunnan province, from where it continues along the China-Laos railway to Lao capital Vientiane. 

The train will pass by some famous touristattractions such as Xishuangbanna in Yunnan and Chibi city in Hubei provinceas well as Luang Prabang and Vang Vieng in Laos. The round trip takes 15 days.

The 1,035-km Laos-China railway, which connects China's Kunming with Vientiane in Laos, has been in operation sincelate 2021 and is contributing to the development of cross-border trade betweenLaos, China and some countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

As of September thisyear, the railway has transported more than 3.1 million passengers and morethan 26.8 million tonnes of goods, including agricultural products and raremetals and minerals./.

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