China-Laos Railway

Welcome to take the train of China-Laos Railway! As a very important project of China's Belt and Road Initiative（BRI“一带一路"倡议）, the railway was put into use on Dec. 3, 2021. Presidents of the two countries saw the opening of the railway by video. Let's take a look!

From: Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province

To: Vientiane, capital city of Laos

Total length（长度）：1, 035km

Length in Laos：422km

Train speed：160 km-200 km per hour

China-Laos Railway crosses areas rich in wildlife including wild Asian elephants. Developers set up protective fences（栅栏）to reduce the project's influence on them.

As a symbol of friendship between China and Laos, China-Laos Railway could provide Laos with a connection with the world, which could make the country more attractive to investors（投资者）, create new jobs, and quicken economic（经济）growth. It will cut the travel time betweenthe two citiesto about 10 hours.

The railway created more than 110, 00 jobs for people in Laos during its constitution（建设）. Construction of the Las part started in December 2016, and construction of the China part linking Yuxi and the border（边境）town of Mohan started in December 2015.