The China-Laos Railway handled 700,000 passenger trips last year, further boosting tourism development, China State Railway Group said. Throughout the year, the on-time arrival rate was 99 percent.

The China-Laos Railway’s international passenger trains connect tourist destinations such as Kunming and Xishuangbanna in Yunnan, and Luang Prabang and Vientiane in Laos.

The China-Laos Railway’s cross-border service has sparked a tourism boom in these cities and igniting new consumer momentum and driving cultural exchanges and economic cooperation between the two nations.

Editor Ⅰ: Zhang Wenwen

Editor Ⅱ: Wu Dan

Editor Ⅲ: Liu Guosong