The China Laos International passenger train has operated for over a hundred days, serving over 40000 people from 49 countries and regions entering and exiting the country
The picture shows the entry and exit border inspection station in Mohan, Yunnan Province. Photo by Wei Hailin
On July 24th, Beijing, People's Daily reported that as of July 22nd, the China Laos International Passenger Train has been in operation for over a hundred days, and the Mohan Railway Port has inspected a total of 200 passenger trains, releasing a total of 41735 inbound and outbound passengers from 49 countries and regions across six continents in Yunnan Province.
On April 13, 2023, the international passenger train of China Laos Railway will officially open. This economical, convenient, and comfortable mode of transportation has become the first transportation choice for many Chinese and foreign people for cross-border tourism, learning, business, and cultural exchange. Since China Laos railway is more efficient than sea transportation, more expensive than air transportation, and more expensive than highway, it has also become the first choice for cross-border transportation of Southeast Asian tropical fruits such as durian and mangosteen into China.
On July 22, passengers on the China Laos Railway International Passenger Train stood in line at Mohan Frontier Inspection Hall. Photo by Wei Hailin
According to the statistics of Mohan Exit Entry Border Inspection Station, at present, the international passenger trains of the China Laos Railway run one outbound train and one inbound train every day, and the flow of inbound and outbound passengers shows a rising trend. The number of inbound passengers is 12.2% more than that of outbound passengers. Among inbound passengers, the purpose of entry is travel, accounting for about 54%, conference and business accounting for about 8.5%, visiting relatives and friends accounting for about 9.5%, employment and learning accounting for about 5%, and other types accounting for about 23%.
"Since its launch, we have opened dedicated express channels for more than 200 tourist groups, opened emergency channels for 8" urgent, difficult, and dangerous "passengers, and provided courteous customs clearance services for more than 100 important passengers, with a passenger satisfaction rate of over 99.9%." Hu Junqi, a police officer on duty at the railway port of Mohan Border Inspection Station, explained.
In order to comprehensively improve the convenience of port clearance, Mohan Entry Exit Border Inspection Station has launched more than 10 measures to facilitate customs clearance, including appointment clearance, centralized inspection and release, pre inspection and control, dedicated convenient channels, on-site services, early issuance of Foreigner Entry Cards, emergency assistance, and one-stop services, greatly facilitating entry and exit passengers. The on-site inspection time for passengers has increased by more than 30%, the punctuality rate of trains has reached 100%, and the inspection and release rate for general passengers has reached 100%.
On July 22, Sun Yueling, a Canadian overseas Chinese who had worked in Luang Prabang, Laos for three years, left China by taking the China Laos Railway International Passenger Train. Photo by Wei Hailin
"I hope the China Laos Railway can be like a bridge to connect China and Laos, and even China and the world!" Sun Yueling, a Canadian overseas Chinese who has worked in Luang Prabang, Laos for three years, was excited when she took the China Laos Railway to leave Mohan Railway Port.
