China to Carry Goods to Southeast Asia in 3 Days with a New Rail Line

A freight train loaded with freight containers has departed from Dazhou City in southwestern China's Sichuan Province today to mark the opening of a new international freight train service on the China-Laos railway. The train will pass through southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Yunnan Province and Luang Prabang in northern Laos before arriving in Vientiane, the capital of Laos.

With the opening of this new route, the transportation time from Dazhou to Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia will be reduced to 3-4 days. It used to take about 30 days to transport goods from Sichuan province and Chongqing city to Laos. The new freight train service will facilitate freight collection from eastern Sichuan and Chongqing, while also helping key local businesses expand their market presence in the Indo-Chinese Peninsula and Southeast Asia.

The Sino-Laos Railway, which became operational on December 3, 2021, stretches for more than 1.000 km, connecting Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, with Vientiane. Currently, a total of 21 provincial and regional freight train services have started on the China-Laos railway.